Mineral Point is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Darlington is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mineral Point got the win against Riverdale by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mineral Point took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-7, 25-12.
Mineral Point got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Ingwell out in front who had 14 digs and two aces. Ingwell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Kroll, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mineral Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Darlington earned a 3-1 victory over Fennimore on Tuesday.
Darlington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Mineral Point is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Darlington, their win bumped their record up to 15-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Mineral Point has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Darlington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mineral Point was able to grind out a solid victory over Darlington in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will Mineral Point repeat their success, or does Darlington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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