The Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Southport Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Terre Haute North Vigo is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Linton-Stockton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Miners. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Patriots have suffered since September 14th.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Linton-Stockton scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, everything went Southport's way against Greenwood on Thursday as Southport made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-14, 25-21.
Southport relied on the efforts of Arianna Neese, who had seven digs, and Madison Rayburn, who had three digs and two aces.
Terre Haute North Vigo's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14. As for Southport, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Terre Haute North Vigo has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Southport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Terre Haute North Vigo came up short against Southport when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Terre Haute North Vigo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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