Adair County hasn't had much luck against Marion County recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Adair County Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marion County Knights at 7:00 p.m. Marion County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Adair County, who comes in off a win.
Adair County will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Clinton County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Adair County came out on top in a nail-biter against Clinton County on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Adair County who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 19-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Marion County came up short against Russell County on Thursday and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-16.
Adair County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Marion County, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Adair County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Marion County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Adair County came out on top in a nail-biter against Marion County in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does Adair County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marion County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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