Mitchell has gone 10-0 against River Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mitchell Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the River Ridge Royal Knights at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
River Ridge is hoping to do what Hudson couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Mitchell's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mitchell put the hurt on Hudson with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mitchell was: they took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-6, 25-6.
Mitchell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddie Bruno led the charge by getting five digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Hatzistefanou, who had five digs.
Mitchell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, River Ridge posted their biggest win since August 29th on Tuesday. They blew past Angeline Academy of Innovation 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Royal Knights sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 25-15.
River Ridge found their leader in underclassman Vicki Dhima, who had seven digs.
Mitchell's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for River Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Mitchell has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like River Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mitchell skirted past River Ridge 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Mitchell have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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