A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withWildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, it was close, but Tipton sidestepped Cole Camp for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-95) Tipton actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 21-25, 8-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Linn waltzed into their game on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Lions.
While Linn won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 27-25.
Linn's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kendra Robinson, who had 14 digs, and Madison Mengwasser, who had nine digs.
Tipton's victory bumped their record up to 10-4-3. As for Linn, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Tipton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Linn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tipton was able to grind out a solid win over Linn when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-0. Will Tipton repeat their success, or does Linn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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