The Mound City Panthers are on the road again on Monday to play the Mid-Buchanan Dragons at 6:45 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mound City beat South Holt 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-16, 15-25, 25-21.
Mound City found their leader in underclassman Elena Gillenwater, who had 14 digs. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Mound City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, everything went Mid-Buchanan's way against South Harrison on Thursday as Mid-Buchanan made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mid-Buchanan was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10, 25-14.
Mound City's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1-2. As for Mid-Buchanan, their record is now 6-2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Mound City has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Mid-Buchanan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mound City came up short against Mid-Buchanan in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, falling 2-0. Can Mound City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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