Southside has gone 8-0 against Bryant recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Southside Mavericks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bryant Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Southside will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Southside is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since October 10th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Rogers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Southside's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-11.
Ella Shelby went supernova for Southside, getting 20 digs. Shelby is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Southside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 8-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Bryant faced Conway in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Bryant fell just short of Conway by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Bryant sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-6.
Despite the loss, Bryant got top-tier performance from Breanna Williamson, who had 29 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Williamson has posted since back in September.
Southside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season. As for Bryant, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Southside has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Bryant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Southside's way against Bryant in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as Southside made off with a 3-0 win. Does Southside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bryant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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