The Little River Redskins will square off against the St. John Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Little River comes in on 13 and St. John on six.
Little River can't be too worried about heading out to take on St. John: they just beat Goessel at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Little River walked away with a 2-0 win over Goessel on Saturday.
Little River's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Goessel between 20 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, St. John had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Pretty Prairie by a score of 2-0 on Saturday.
St. John easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-7.
Little River has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 34-6 record this season. As for St. John, they pushed their record up to 29-13 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Little River has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like St. John struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Little River took their win against St. John in their previous meeting on October 14th by a conclusive 3-0. Does Little River have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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