Rogers is 1-9 against Southside since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mountaineers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rogers took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Rogers Heritage 3-0.
Meanwhile, Southside faced Bentonville West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mavericks skirted past the Wolverines 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mavericks.
Southside was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-92), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 12-25, 15-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Southside's victory bumped their record up to 20-7-1. As for Rogers, their win bumped their record up to 13-14-2.
Rogers might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Southside when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Mavericks' Ella Shelby, who had 32 digs and three aces. Now that the Mountaineers know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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