St. Helena and Middletown are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The St. Helena Saints will face off against the Middletown Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, St. Helena got the win against Lower Lake by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Helena took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-4.
Meanwhile, Middletown hadn't done well against Fort Bragg recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Middletown came out on top against Fort Bragg by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-17, 19-25, 25-15.
Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Bragg only served seven.
St. Helena has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Middletown, their record is now 18-8.
St. Helena skirted past Middletown 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Helena 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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