Penn is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Mishawaka is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Penn Kingsmen will host the Mishawaka Cavemen at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Penn will be strutting in after a victory while Mishawaka will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Penn made easy work of Elkhart and carried off a 3-0 win.
Penn's got stronger as the match went on, holding Elkhart to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-13.
Penn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Abby Lane led the charge by getting 13 digs. What's more, Lane also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had since back in August. Montana Swartz was another key player, getting five digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Mishawaka unfortunately witnessed the end of their 18-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of New Prairie by a score of 2-1. While the Cavemen didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-17 in the first period.
Mishawaka started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 16-14.
Penn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Mishawaka, their loss dropped their record down to 26-2.
Penn took their victory against Mishawaka in their previous meeting back in October of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Penn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mishawaka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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