After both having extra time off, the Caddo Mills Foxes and the Paris Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Caddo Mills will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Caddo Mills had just enough and edged Sunnyvale out 3-2.
Caddo Mills was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 11-25, 25-21, 22-20.
Among those leading the charge was Ava Manley, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Paris didn't have quite enough to beat Pittsburg on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Pittsburg scored at least 12 points in every set. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-23, 25-19, 18-25, 15-12.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Makenzie Besteman, who had 27 digs, three aces, and two kills. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lynna Martin, who had eight digs, five aces, and three kills.
Even though they lost, Paris was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. This was only their second loss (out of eight games) when they serve at least ten aces.
Caddo Mills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-12 record this season. As for Paris, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Caddo Mills has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Paris struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Caddo Mills' way against Paris when the teams last played back in September, as Caddo Mills made off with a 3-0 win. Does Caddo Mills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paris turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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