The Sarcoxie Bears will head out to take on the Stockton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sarcoxie is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Sarcoxie narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lockwood 3-2.
Sarcoxie took Lockwood into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-22, 13-25, 17-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Stockton can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Ash Grove.
Stockton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-18.
Morgan Nikodim was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 12 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Sarcoxie now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Stockton, their win bumped their record up to 4-13-3.
Everything went Sarcoxie's way against Stockton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Sarcoxie made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sarcoxie since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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