The Mabel-Canton Cougars will square off against the MACCRAY Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mabel-Canton is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Thursday, Mabel-Canton made easy work of Lyle/Pacelli and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mabel-Canton was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-6, 25-8.
Mabel-Canton had a senior duo take command as Lydia Vatland had four digs and four aces and Ava Jacobsen had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Vatland has posted since back in October of 2023.
Mabel-Canton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 55.7% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, MACCRAY sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Renville County West on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
Mabel-Canton's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-0. As for MACCRAY, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Mabel-Canton was able to grind out a solid win over MACCRAY when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Mabel-Canton repeat their success, or does MACCRAY have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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