Elizabeth won the last time they faced Mitchell, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Elizabeth Cardinals were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mitchell Marauders.
While Elizabeth won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-15.
Elizabeth found their leader in underclassman Rebecca Engel, who had 15 digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Engel a new career-high.
Elizabeth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Elizabeth has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Mitchell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Elizabeth will play host again on Thursday to welcome The Classical Academy, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. As for Mitchell, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Sand Creek at 6:00 p.m. Mitchell is facing Sand Creek at the right time seeing as Sand Creek is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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