The Minster Wildcats will head out to challenge the New Knoxville Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Minster is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, Minster got the win against Houston by a conclusive 3-0.
Minster walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-13.
Meanwhile, New Knoxville came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Raiders out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day New Knoxville got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-15.
New Knoxville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Minster has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for New Knoxville, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Minster has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like New Knoxville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Minster took their win against New Knoxville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Minster have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Knoxville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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