After both having extra time off, the Winner Warriors and the Dell Rapids Quarriers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Winner is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Mobridge-Pollock 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-100) Winner actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 12-25, 21-25, 25-20, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Dell Rapids made easy work of Roncalli on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Dell Rapids' got stronger as the match went on, holding Roncalli to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-8.
Dell Rapids couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.1% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.4% earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 37%.
Dell Rapids has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season. As for Winner, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Winner has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Dell Rapids struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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