The Minford Falcons will take on the Waverly Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Minford 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 skirted past Valley 3-2.
Minford took Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-9, 25-23, 21-25, 16-14.
Minford can attribute much of their success to Marissa Justice, who had 11 digs and six aces, and Brooklyn Pierce, who had 16 digs. The dominant performance gave Justice a new career-high in aces.
Minford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Waverly had just enough and edged Westfall out 3-2 on Monday.
Waverly took Westfall into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 25-14, 15-25, 25-13, 15-10.
Caris Risner had a dynamite game for Waverly, getting 24 digs. Risner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sidney Johnson, who had 21 digs.
Minford's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Waverly, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Minford beat Waverly 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Minford repeat their success, or does Waverly have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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