Minden is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Beloit is on a 24-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Minden Whippets will host the Beloit Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Minden got the win against Shelton by a conclusive 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-12, 25-18.
Minden had a senior duo take command as Aubree Bules had 11 digs and Meredith Johnson had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Johnson has posted since back in September of 2023.
Minden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Beloit posted their biggest victory since October 17, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Ellinwood as Beloit made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-8, 25-17.
Minden's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Beloit, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Minden has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Beloit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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