Two Rivers is 10-0 against South St. Paul since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Two Rivers Warriors will welcome the South St. Paul Packers at 6:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Two Rivers has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while South St. Paul will arrive with three straight victories.
Two Rivers came up short against Cretin-Derham Hall on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-13, 25-21.
While South St. Paul didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Kennedy on Tuesday as South St. Paul made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-16, 25-21.
Izzy Ulrick and Hayden Mikkelson were among the main playmakers for South St. Paul as the former had seven digs and two aces and the latter hit 75% for 19 digs, six kills, and three aces. Ulrick is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season.
Two Rivers' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for South St. Paul, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Two Rivers has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like South St. Paul struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Two Rivers was able to grind out a solid win over South St. Paul in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Two Rivers repeat their success, or does South St. Paul have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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