The Iola Mustangs will challenge the West Franklin Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, Iola sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Osawatomie. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Iola had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-17, 25-20.
Elza Clift had an outrageously good game as she had 25 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, West Franklin narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Osage City 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day West Franklin got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-23.
Berkley Love was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had nine digs and two aces.
Iola pushed their record up to 20-13 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for West Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Iola hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.8 blocks per game. It's a different story for West Franklin, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Given Iola's sizable advantage in that area, West Franklin will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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