After both having extra time off, the Emporia Spartans and the Maize South Mavericks will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Emporia will be strutting in after a victory while Maize South will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Emporia was able to grind out a solid win over North, taking the game 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Emporia never let North on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Sadie L. Rethman, who had seven digs, four kills, and a block.
Meanwhile, Maize South entered their matchup against Manhattan on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Maize South fell just short of Manhattan by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Mavericks let down their fans at home.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Maize South sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 25-21.
Emporia's victory bumped their record up to 23-12. As for Maize South, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-13.
Emporia came up short against Maize South when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Emporia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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