Southview is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Start an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Monday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Start took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Southview, who comes in off a win.
Southview will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Springfield, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Southview won by a set and slipped past Springfield 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Southview wouldn't go down easily and took Springfield into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 15-6.
Ethney Mangum had a dynamite game for Southview, getting 20 digs and three aces. Mangum is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Southview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Start came up short against Waite on October 2nd and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 25-10.
Southview's victory bumped their record up to 5-17. As for Start, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Southview was able to grind out a solid win over Start in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, winning 2-0. Does Southview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Start turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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