Rising Sun and South Decatur are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Rising Sun Shiners will host the South Decatur Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rising Sun took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Switzerland County with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-19, 25-6.
Rising Sun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven contests.
Meanwhile, South Decatur waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Twisters 3-2.
South Decatur was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Rising Sun's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for South Decatur, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Rising Sun has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like South Decatur struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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