The Edgewood Mustangs will take on the Jasper Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jasper will be up against a hot Edgewood team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over North Putnam on Thursday.
While Edgewood won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-13, 25-23.
Edgewood relied on the efforts of Cora Emmons, who had six digs and two aces, and Kelianys Rosario-Aguilar, who had eight digs and three assists. That's the most assists Rosario-Aguilar has posted over her last six matches. Ava Siegelin also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Edgewood was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Jasper got the win against Forest Park on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Jasper walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-21.
Jasper's win came from a few key players Edgewood will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Haley Atkins, who had nine digs and two aces.
Edgewood's record now sits at 16-11. As for Jasper, their record is now 19-8.
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