Madison is 1-9 against Owen since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Madison Patriots will head out to face off against the Owen Warhorses at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Madison will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Mountain Heritage, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Madison had just enough and edged Mountain Heritage out 3-2 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Madison was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 21-25, 16-25, 25-16, 15-7.
Madison found their leader in underclassman Meredith Gault, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gault has posted since September 3rd.
Madison was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Owen came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 25-12.
Madison's record now sits at 4-5. As for Owen, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Madison suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Owen in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Madison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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