Massac County has gone 8-2 against DuQuoin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Massac County Patriots' road trip will continue as they head out to face the DuQuoin Indians at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Massac County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Benton by a score of 2-0.
While Massac County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 26-24.
Massac County found their leader in freshman Logann Miller, who had 11 kills. Those 11 kills set a new season-high mark for Miller.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday DuQuoin sidestepped Vienna for a 2-1 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was DuQuoin who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 24-26, 25-23.
DuQuoin's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Love Dunklin, who had 27 digs, four aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Dunklin has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenadie Hutchens, who had 17 assists.
Massac County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for DuQuoin, their win bumped their record up to 25-11.
Massac County came up short against DuQuoin in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Massac County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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