Mineola hasn't had much luck against Eustace recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mineola Yellowjackets will challenge the Eustace Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Mineola took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Winona as Mineola made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Mineola's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-9, 25-7.
Mineola got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trinadee Jackson out in front who had two aces and 14 assists. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Mineola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Eustace came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Eustace was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14, 25-14.
Eustace can attribute much of their success to Sheyenne Powell, who had seven digs.
Mineola's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-10. As for Eustace, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Mineola has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Eustace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mineola came up short against Eustace when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 3-1. Can Mineola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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