On Tuesday Mississinewa will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Blackford Bruins will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Mississinewa will be strutting in after a win while Blackford will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Mississinewa got the win against Elwood by a conclusive 3-0.
While Mississinewa might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Elwood scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-16.
Mississinewa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Blackford lost 3-0 to Jay County on Monday. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-21, 25-10.
Mississinewa has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Blackford, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Mississinewa has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Blackford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mississinewa was able to grind out a solid victory over Blackford in their previous matchup on September 7th, winning 2-0. Will Mississinewa repeat their success, or does Blackford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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