Portville has gone 10-0 against Southwestern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Portville is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Portville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Falconer, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Portville was ranked seventh). Portville put the hurt on Falconer with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Portville was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-10.
Mia Rhinehart was a one-man wrecking crew for Portville as she had 22 digs. Rhinehart is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Southwestern had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Olean 3-0 last Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Trojans have posted since November 11, 2023.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-23, 25-23.
Portville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3-2 record this season. As for Southwestern, their win bumped their record up to 2-4-1.
Portville took their victory against Southwestern in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portville since the team 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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