Midway is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Princeton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Midway Raiders will challenge the Princeton Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are at an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2015, but likely not for long.
Midway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Bunn.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 19-25, 25-18.
Midway found their leader in sophomore Ella Clark, who had eight digs and 33 assists. Clark has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 25 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracyn Hall, who had eight kills, five digs, and two blocks.
Midway kept the net locked down and finished the game with 20 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Princeton got the win against Martin County on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Princeton never let Martin County on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-17.
Princeton can attribute much of their success to Addison Taylor, who had four digs and 25 assists.
Midway's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Princeton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Midway has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Princeton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Midway's way against Princeton in their previous meeting on October 7th, as Midway made off with a 3-0 win. Does Midway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Princeton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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