The Ross Little Giants will challenge the Southview Cougars at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Southview will be up against a hot Ross squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Little Giants blew past Springfield 3-0 on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-7, 25-17.
Ross can attribute much of their success to Brook Baacke, who had ten digs and two aces, and Hayden Dircksen, who had eight digs and three aces. What's more, Baacke posted three assists, the most she's had since back in September of 2024.
They weren't the only good servers: Ross was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Southview hadn't done well against Notre Dame Academy recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Cougars put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-23.
Southview's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Ross, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Everything went Ross' way against Southview in their previous matchup on September 4th, as Ross made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Little Giants have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
