Elk Point-Jefferson is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while South Sioux City is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies will host the South Sioux City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elk Point-Jefferson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Northwestern Area, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Elk Point-Jefferson was ranked ninth). Elk Point-Jefferson came out on top against Northwestern Area by a score of 2-0 on Saturday.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23.
Meanwhile, South Sioux City beat Westview 3-1 on Monday.
South Sioux City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20.
Elk Point-Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 27-2. As for South Sioux City, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Elk Point-Jefferson was able to grind out a solid win over South Sioux City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Elk Point-Jefferson repeat their success, or does South Sioux City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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