Sumner-Eddyville-Miller has won 11 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Ansley/Litchfield has won 11 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs will host the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Amherst.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (97-94), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 12-25, 25-15, 25-23, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Ansley/Litchfield posted their biggest victory since September 26, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on Heartland Lutheran with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-21, 25-13.
Ansley/Litchfield found their leader in underclassman Garittee Smith, who had 20 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in aces.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Ansley/Litchfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Ansley/Litchfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller beat Ansley/Litchfield 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Sumner-Eddyville-Miller have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ansley/Litchfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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