The Portage Central Mustangs will challenge the South Christian Sailors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Portage Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Portage Central finally turned things around against St. Joseph on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bears 1-0.
Meanwhile, South Christian made easy work of Union on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant South Christian was: they took every set by at least 18 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-5, 25-7, 25-7.
Kendall Kwantes and Olivia Inthout were among the main playmakers for South Christian as the former had 11 aces and the latter had seven aces and six digs. The dominant performance gave Kwantes a new career-high in aces.
South Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Portage Central's record is now 9-11. As for South Christian, their record now sits at 9-6.
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