Red Oak and Midlothian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Red Oak Hawks will face off against the Midlothian Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Red Oak is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Red Oak made easy work of Corsicana and carried off a 3-0 win.
Red Oak walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-13, 25-18.
Red Oak can attribute much of their success to Sarah Fanning, who had eight digs and four aces, and Bobbie Tucker, who had seven digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Tucker a new career-high in aces.
Red Oak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Midlothian had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-6, 18-25, 25-18, 25-11.
Red Oak is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 21-14 record this season. As for Midlothian, their record now sits at 24-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Red Oak has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Midlothian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Red Oak might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Midlothian in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Red Oak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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