The Mitchell Kernels will venture away from home to square off against the Brandon Valley Lynx at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mitchell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Washington, who was ranked 13th at the time (Mitchell was ranked 12th). The Kernels lost 3-0 to the Warriors on Thursday. The Kernels haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Mitchell was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Brandon Valley waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Raiders.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21.
Mitchell better keep an eye on Mya VanWesten. She was instrumental in Brandon Valley's win, getting 12 digs and two assists. That's the most digs VanWesten has posted over her last five matches.
Brandon Valley's victory bumped their record up to 22-3. As for Mitchell, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Mitchell has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Brandon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mitchell came up short against Brandon Valley when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Kernels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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