The Madison Cubs will take on the Jeffersonville Red Devils at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Madison comes in on four and Jeffersonville on 13.
Madison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Floyd Central 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cubs have posted since April 1st.
Meanwhile, Jeffersonville made easy work of Southwestern on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Madison better keep an eye on James Medina. He was instrumental in Jeffersonville's win, getting 12 aces and one assist. Those 12 aces gave Medina a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Crowder, who had seven digs and three aces.
Jeffersonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Madison's record now sits at 16-11. As for Jeffersonville, their record is now 27-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Madison has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Jeffersonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Madison came up short against Jeffersonville in their previous meeting back in April, falling 3-1. Can the Cubs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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