New Prairie is 8-0 against South Bend Riley since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The New Prairie Cougars will welcome the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. New Prairie will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Monday, everything went New Prairie's way against Fairfield as New Prairie made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-13, 25-17.
Josie Woodham and Randi Robakowski were among the main playmakers for New Prairie as the former had nine digs and the latter had seven digs.
Meanwhile, South Bend Riley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Goshen.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-8.
New Prairie's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for South Bend Riley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: New Prairie has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like South Bend Riley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went New Prairie's way against South Bend Riley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as New Prairie made off with a 3-0 win. Will New Prairie repeat their success, or does South Bend Riley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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