The McFarland Spartans will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Mukwonago Indians at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McFarland is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 5th on Thursday. Everything went their way against Sun Prairie as McFarland made off with a 3-0 victory.
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.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mukwonago had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Blackhawks 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
While Mukwonago won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-9, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Alexis Gardner, who had six digs and three aces.
McFarland's win bumped their record up to 18-24. As for Mukwonago, they pushed their record up to 31-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: McFarland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Mukwonago struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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