Southside has gone 10-0 against Northside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. It'll be Northside v. Southside when the Southside Mavericks' and the Northside Grizzlies meet at 6:00 p.m. Southside is coming into the game hot, having won their last 12 games.
Last Thursday, Southside made easy work of Springdale and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southside was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-8, 25-6.
Ella Shelby had a dynamite game for Southside, getting 18 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Shelby has posted in her last eight matchups.
Southside couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.3% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Northside faced Greenbrier in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Northside fell 2-0 to Greenbrier.
Northside was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22.
Rachel Krafft put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had three digs and two aces.
Southside's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-3. As for Northside, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Southside has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Northside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Southside's way against Northside when the teams last played back in September, as Southside made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southside 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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