Mishawaka hasn't had much luck against Penn recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mishawaka Cavemen's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Penn Kingsmen at 7:30 p.m.
Mishawaka is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering New Prairie just ended the team's 18-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1. While the Cavemen didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-17 in the first period.
Mishawaka started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Penn made easy work of Elkhart on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Kingsmen.
Penn's got stronger as the match went on, holding Elkhart to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-13.
Penn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Abby Lane led the charge by getting 13 digs. What's more, Lane also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Montana Swartz, who had five digs and two aces.
Mishawaka's loss dropped their record down to 26-2. As for Penn, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Mishawaka suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Penn in their previous matchup back in October of 2020. Can Mishawaka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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