After four games on the road, Southwestern is heading back home. They will welcome the Brown County Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Southwestern didn't have quite enough to beat Milan and fell 3-2.
Southwestern started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 19-17.
Meanwhile, Brown County hadn't done well against Hauser recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Brown County had just enough and edged Hauser out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Brown County got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-11.
Brown County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grace Johnson led the charge by getting 12 digs, eight kills, and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella East, who had 15 digs, five kills, and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Brown County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.
Southwestern dropped their record down to 9-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Brown County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Southwestern has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Brown County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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