The Malden Green Wave will square off against the Gideon Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Malden is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 9th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on East Prairie with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Green Wave.
While Malden won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Gideon made easy work of Campbell on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Gideon was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-19.
Haley Skinner was the offensive standout of the game as she had 16 digs.
Malden's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9-1. As for Gideon, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Malden might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Gideon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Malden avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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