Sunlake is 8-2 against Mitchell since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Sunlake Seahawks will take on the Mitchell Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Sunlake will head out to face Mitchell after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Sunlake took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Steinbrenner. It was the first time this season that the Seahawks let down their fans at home.
Sunlake took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 13-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Mitchell had already won three in a row, and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Royal Knights with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-10.
Mitchell's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emma Hatzistefanou, who had five digs and three aces, and Mackenna Lofthouse, who had six digs and 25 assists. Lofthouse is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caragh McMorrow, who had nine digs.
Mitchell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Sunlake's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Mitchell, their record is now 8-4.
Everything went Sunlake's way against Mitchell when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Sunlake made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunlake since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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