Southside is 2-7 against Wynne since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southside Southerners will challenge the Wynne Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Two weeks ago, Southside had just enough and edged Pocahontas out 3-2.
Southside had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-13, 15-13.
Southside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pocahontas only served five.
Meanwhile, Wynne waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cardinals 3-2.
Wynne took Harmony Grove into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-16, 15-8.
The victory got Southside back to even at 5-5. As for Wynne, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Southside has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Wynne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southside suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Wynne in their previous matchup back in September. Can Southside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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