Southside has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Springdale Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Springdale took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Southside, who comes in off a win.
Southside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Fayetteville, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Southside was ranked first). Southside blew past Fayetteville 3-0 on Tuesday.
Southside's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Fayetteville between 19 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Springdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Bentonville West.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 25-10.
Southside's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3. As for Springdale, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16-1.
Southside took their victory against Springdale when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southside since the squad 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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