Southern and Trimble are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Southern is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Eastern just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2.
Southern came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 5-25, 16-25, 25-23, 18-16.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Trimble, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against South Gallia on Tuesday as Trimble made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tomcats have posted since October 18, 2023.
Trimble never let South Gallia on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 25-22.
Trimble was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Southern's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5. As for Trimble, they moved to 6-17 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Southern skirted past Trimble 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern 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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