The Rock Port Blue Jays are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Mound City Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Rock Port is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Joseph Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Lions. The Blue Jays haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
While Rock Port had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, everything went Mound City's way against Union Star on Thursday as Mound City made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-9, 25-17.
Rock Port's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Mound City, they pushed their record up to 10-5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Rock Port has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Mound City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rock Port beat Mound City 2-0 in their previous meeting last Saturday. Does Rock Port have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mound City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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