The Mukwonago Indians will challenge the McFarland Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mukwonago is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Fort Atkinson with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Indians have posted since October 10th.
Mukwonago never let Fort Atkinson on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-9, 25-22.
Mukwonago can attribute much of their success to Alexis Gardner, who had six digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, McFarland got the win against Sun Prairie on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
While McFarland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-22, 25-14.
McFarland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Mukwonago is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season. As for McFarland, their win bumped their record up to 18-24.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Mukwonago has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6 aces per game. However, it's not like McFarland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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