The Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs are on the road again on Thursday to play the Alma Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Alma took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's way against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] as Sumner-Eddyville-Miller made off with a 3-0 victory.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Alma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Southern Valley by a score of 3-2.
Alma actually scored more points across those five sets (104-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 15-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Alma, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller took their victory against Alma in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Alma's Miley Whitney, who had 27 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sumner-Eddyville-Miller still be able to contain Whitney? There's only one way to find out.
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