On Thursday Mineral Point will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Iowa-Grant Panthers at 7:15 p.m. Iowa-Grant took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mineral Point, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Mineral Point's way against Darlington as Mineral Point made off with a 3-0 victory.
Mineral Point was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 25-6.
Mineral Point got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Ingwell out in front who had 12 digs and three aces. Ingwell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Mineral Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Iowa-Grant lost 3-0 to Fennimore on Thursday.
While Iowa-Grant was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 25-21.
Mineral Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Iowa-Grant, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-18.
Mineral Point beat Iowa-Grant 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mineral Point since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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