The Wabash Apaches's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Southwood Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Wabash got the win against Whitko by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Apaches have posted against the Wildcats since September 21, 2021.
While Wabash won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Southwood put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Northfield 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southwood was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-7, 25-10.
Southwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive contests.
Wabash is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Southwood, they pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Wabash has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wabash might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Southwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Wabash avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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