After both having extra time off, the St. Paul Central Minutemen and the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Paul Central is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
St. Paul Central is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mounds View just ended the team's 15-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. Considering the last time the Minutemen couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis Southwest came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Cougars.
While Minneapolis Southwest won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23.
St. Paul Central's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4. As for Minneapolis Southwest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
St. Paul Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Minneapolis Southwest in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can St. Paul Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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