The Southern Indians are on the road again on Saturday to play the Loudonville Redbirds at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Southern had just enough and edged Cameron out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Southern who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 19-25, 25-13.
Southern relied on the efforts of Kennedy Lewis, who had 12 digs and four aces, and Cheyenne Bennett, who had four aces, a kill, and 18 assists. That's the most aces Bennett has posted in her last six matches.
Meanwhile, Loudonville came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Golden Knights as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-17, 25-15.
Addison Wolford was a one-man wrecking crew for Loudonville as she had 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Kline, who had 11 digs.
Loudonville 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 eight aces in five consecutive games.
Southern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Loudonville, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Southern has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Loudonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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