The Red Oak Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Midlothian Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Midlothian will be up against a hot Red Oak squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went the Hawks' way against Corsicana on Tuesday as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Red Oak was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-21.
Red Oak found their leader in freshman Maleah Ellis, who had six digs and two aces. Carlie Hughes also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Red Oak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Midlothian challenged Kaufman on Tuesday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Lions. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-20.
Red Oak's record is now 23-9. As for Midlothian, their record now sits at 17-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Red Oak has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Midlothian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Red Oak suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Midlothian in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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