The Southland Rebels will face off against the Woodland Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southland took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Caruthersville.
Meanwhile, Woodland got the win against Puxico on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Woodland took every set by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-10, 25-14.
Woodland can attribute much of their success to Carrie Long, who had nine digs.
Woodland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
The win got Southland back to even at 1-1. As for Woodland, their record is now 4-1.
Southland came up short against Woodland when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Southland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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