The Madison County Tigers will challenge the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
Madison County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Alexandria just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Valley Cubs. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Valley Cubs 25-18 in the first set.
Madison County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic extended their postseason success on Thursday against Straughn. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
While St. Michael Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.
Madison County's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 37-13. As for St. Michael Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-16 record this season.
Madison County beat St. Michael Catholic 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Madison County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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