Darlington is 1-9 against Mineral Point since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Darlington is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, Darlington was able to grind out a solid win over Fennimore, taking the game 3-1.
Darlington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Darlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mineral Point got the win against Riverdale on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pointers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mineral Point was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-7, 25-12.
Mineral Point's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ava Ingwell led the charge by getting 14 digs and two aces. Ingwell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Kroll, who had eight digs and two aces.
Darlington has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Mineral Point, they pushed their record up to 22-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Darlington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Mineral Point struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Darlington came up short against Mineral Point in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Darlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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