A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Linn is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Monday, Linn made easy work of Calvary Lutheran and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Linn won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-16, 27-25.
Linn relied on the efforts of Kendra Robinson, who had 14 digs, and Madison Mengwasser, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Tipton narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cole Camp 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Tipton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 8-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-7.
Linn pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Tipton, their record now sits at 10-4-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Linn has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Tipton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Linn came up short against Tipton in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Can Linn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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