The Midlothian Panthers will head out to face off against the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Midlothian Heritage is hoping to do what Red Oak couldn't on Friday: put an end to Midlothian's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Midlothian was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Red Oak.
While Midlothian might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Red Oak scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Midlothian Heritage waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Midlothian Heritage's feisty defense: they held Ennis to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-13, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Midlothian Heritage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddie Parrish, who had 12 digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Midlothian Heritage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matchups.
Midlothian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-7. As for Midlothian Heritage, the win got them back to even at 18-18.
Midlothian beat Midlothian Heritage 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Midlothian repeat their success, or does Midlothian Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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