The Mineola Yellowjackets will challenge the Edgewood Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Mineola's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Edgewood has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, Mineola sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Tyler HEAT.
Mineola took Tyler HEAT into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 16-14.
Mineola found their leader in underclassman Jaycee Maagg, who had 17 digs. Those 17 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Mineola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Edgewood came up short against Wills Point on Friday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Mineola has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Edgewood, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.
Mineola suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Edgewood in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Can Mineola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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