The Sarcoxie Bears will square off against the Diamond Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, everything went Sarcoxie's way against Seneca as Sarcoxie made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Sarcoxie was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-11, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Diamond entered their tilt with Ash Grove on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 3-1.
Diamond was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-13, 25-18.
Diamond can attribute much of their success to Kenzie Crook, who had three digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Diamond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Sarcoxie has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Diamond, their record now sits at 9-5-1.
Sarcoxie came up short against Diamond when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Sarcoxie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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