Mellen hasn't had much luck against Drummond recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Mellen is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Mellen was able to grind out a solid victory over Butternut, taking the game 3-1.
Mellen was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Mellen was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 11.4.
Meanwhile, everything went Drummond's way against Lac Courte Oreilles on Thursday as Drummond made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lumberjacks.
Mellen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Drummond, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Mellen might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Drummond in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Mellen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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