The Morrill Lions will take on the Kimball Longhorns at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morrill will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Mitchell, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Morrill came out on top against Mitchell by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Morrill had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Kimball hadn't done well against Potter-Dix recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Kimball walked away with a 2-0 victory over Potter-Dix.
Kimball's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Potter-Dix to exactly 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20.
Morrill is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Kimball, their win bumped their record up to 2-16.
Everything went Morrill's way against Kimball in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Morrill made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Morrill repeat their success, or does Kimball have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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