Chiefland and Dixie County are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Chiefland Indians will challenge the Dixie County Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chiefland will be strutting in after a victory while Dixie County will be coming in after a defeat.
Chiefland will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Bell, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Chiefland came out on top against Bell by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23.
Chiefland kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Dixie County suffered their biggest loss since August 27th last Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Branford.
While Dixie County was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Branford's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-18, 25-19.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jaicee Brown, who had 12 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Whitaker, who had five digs and 13 assists.
Chiefland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Dixie County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Chiefland hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.7 blocks per game. However, it's not like Dixie County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chiefland might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Dixie County when the teams last played back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brown, who had 19 digs and nine aces. Now that Chiefland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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