Southeastern is 10-0 against Paint Valley since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Bearcats at 6:15 p.m. Southeastern will be strutting in after a victory while Paint Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Southeastern will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Unioto, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Southeastern won by a set and slipped past Unioto 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Southeastern was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 21-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Southeastern 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 seven aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Paint Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Unioto, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-7, 25-16.
Southeastern pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Paint Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Southeastern has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Paint Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Southeastern's way against Paint Valley in their previous matchup back in September, as Southeastern made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southeastern 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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