Morgan Township is 2-8 against Kouts since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Morgan Township Cherokees will take on the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies at 11:00 a.m. Morgan Township is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 15 games.
Morgan Township is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Hammond Academy of Science & Tech 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Morgan Township took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-9, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Kouts got the win against Tri-Township on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs & Fillies.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-8, 25-14.
Kouts was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matches.
Morgan Township's win bumped their record up to 24-5. As for Kouts, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Morgan Township skirted past Kouts 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kouts' Bella Birky, who had 32 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Morgan Township still be able to contain Birky? There's only one way to find out.
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