South Decatur and Rising Sun are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The South Decatur Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Rising Sun Shiners at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Decatur will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
South Decatur will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Oldenburg Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. South Decatur sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Oldenburg Academy on Tuesday.
South Decatur took Oldenburg Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rising Sun, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against Switzerland County last Wednesday as Rising Sun made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-19, 25-6.
Rising Sun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matches.
South Decatur is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Rising Sun, their record now sits at 12-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: South Decatur has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Rising Sun struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Decatur skirted past Rising Sun 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Decatur 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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