The Nixa Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ozark Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Lebanon wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Nixa, they should've done a better job of containing Mara Coulter. Everything went Nixa's way against Lebanon on Friday as Nixa made off with a 3-0 win thanks in part to Coulter, who had 29 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played.
Nixa walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Ozark entered their tilt with Branson on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ozark was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-7, 25-11.
Ozark's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Macy Humble, who had ten digs.
Ozark couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 40.6%.
Nixa's victory bumped their record up to 32-3. As for Ozark, their win bumped their record up to 34-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Nixa has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Ozark struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Nixa might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Ozark in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can Nixa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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