The McComb Panthers will take on the Arlington Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. McComb is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
McComb will head into Monday's contest after some sweet revenge against Elmwood: McComb couldn't quite topple Elmwood on Monday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-set loss they took when the two last played. Everything went McComb's way against Elmwood as McComb made off with a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was McComb's feisty defense: they held Elmwood to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-14, 25-4.
McComb was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine matchups.
Meanwhile, Arlington came up short against Liberty-Benton on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
Arlington was not 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 25-11, 25-23, 25-20.
Arlington's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Allie Settlage, who had 13 digs, and Raeleigh Bower, who had five digs.
McComb's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Arlington, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: McComb has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Arlington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
McComb came up short against Arlington when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can McComb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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