The Mineral Point Pointers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Regis Ramblers. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Mineral Point is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Fall River with a sharp 3-0 win.
Mineral Point was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-12.
Mineral Point can attribute much of their success to Ella Kroll, who had seven digs and three aces.
Mineral Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Regis came tearing into Saturday's game with 11 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Regis' got stronger as the match went on, holding Cochrane-Fountain City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-16, 25-14.
Regis got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ashlee Dykes out in front who had ten digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacelin Jensen, who had 11 digs.
Mineral Point's record is now 28-6. As for Regis, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Mineral Point has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Regis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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