Garden Plain has gone 8-2 against Hesston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Garden Plain Owls will venture away from home to square off against the Hesston Swathers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Garden Plain sitting on four straight wins and Hesston on ten.
Garden Plain will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Cheney, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Garden Plain had just enough and edged Cheney out 2-1.
Garden Plain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Hesston beat Smoky Valley 2-0 on Tuesday.
Hesston didn't let Smoky Valley take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23.
Garden Plain's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for Hesston, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Garden Plain has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Hesston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Garden Plain took their victory against Hesston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garden Plain 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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