There's no place like home for Mineola, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Malakoff Tigers on Tuesday as the Mineola Yellowjackets made off with a 3-0 win. The Yellowjackets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mineola was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-12.
Their offense was headlined by
Olivia Hughes and
Mahayla Mcmahon, who picked up ten kills apiece. They got some help from
Trinadee Jackson and her 12 assists. Hughes and Jackson didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with three apiece.
Mineola has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season. As for Malakoff, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-26 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Mineola and Tatum will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Tatum will roll in looking for their 19th straight victory, something Mineola surely won't give up without a fight. Malakoff does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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