Bentonville West is 1-9 against Southside since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bentonville West Wolverines will welcome the Southside Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Bentonville West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Northside, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Bentonville West was ranked 12th). Bentonville West fell just short of Northside by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Wolverines' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Bentonville West took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Despite the defeat, Bentonville West got top-tier performance from Trinity Collette, who had 31 digs.
Even though they lost, Bentonville West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northside only served five.
Meanwhile, Southside suffered their biggest loss since September 14, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Northside. The Mavericks' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
While Southside had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-22.
Bentonville West's loss dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Southside, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5.
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