South Sioux City came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Ponca Indians. For the Cardinals, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
South Sioux City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-16, 25-16, 26-24.
South Sioux City was led to victory by Mati Mcbride and Somarah Watts. Mcbride had ten digs and two aces, while Watts had 21 digs and a kill. That's the most aces Mcbride has posted in her last seven games.
When it comes to explaining why Ponca lost, don't look at Olivia Taylor. Despite the final result, she had 24 digs. With that strong performance, Taylor is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
South Sioux City is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Ponca, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
South Sioux City will square off against Westview at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Ponca, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Wakefield on the 8th.
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