Dixie County and Chiefland are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Dixie County Bears will be playing at home against the Chiefland Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Dixie County is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since August 27th last Tuesday. They came up short against Branford, falling 3-0.
While Dixie County was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Branford's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-18, 25-19.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jaicee Brown, who had 12 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Whitaker, who had five digs and 13 assists.
Meanwhile, Chiefland hadn't done well against Bell recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Chiefland came out on top against Bell by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23.
Chiefland kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Dixie County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Chiefland, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Dixie County hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.4 blocks per game. However, it's not like Chiefland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Dixie County's way against Chiefland when the teams last played back in August, as Dixie County made off with a 3-0 win. Does Dixie County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chiefland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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