Mound City is 1-9 against St. Joseph Christian since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Mound City is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, everything went Mound City's way against South Holt as Mound City made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Mound City won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jefferson County North. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While St. Joseph Christian had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-19.
Mound City pushed their record up to 14-7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Joseph Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Mound City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mound City was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Joseph Christian when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Will Mound City repeat their success, or does St. Joseph Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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