The Starkville Yellowjackets will face off against the Germantown Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Starkville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Starkville got the win against Murrah by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-12, 25-18.
Starkville found their leader in underclassman Meredith Zimber, who had five digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Zimber a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Germantown came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mavericks have posted against the Jaguars since August 25, 2022.
A big factor in the win was Germantown's feisty defense: they held Madison Central to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-12.
Starkville's victory bumped their record up to 16-8-1. As for Germantown, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Starkville came up short against Germantown in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Starkville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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