The Mexia Black Cats will head out to square off against the Elkhart Elks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mexia has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Elkhart will arrive with three straight victories.
Mexia came up short against Fairfield on Friday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-7, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Elkhart hadn't done well against Groesbeck recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Elkhart blew past Groesbeck 3-0.
Elkhart never let Groesbeck on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-12, 25-15.
Elkhart found their leader in underclassman Marisa Denney, who had four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Denney.
Elkhart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Mexia's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Elkhart, they pushed their record up to 22-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Mexia might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Elkhart when the teams last played back in September. Can Mexia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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