Santa Fe is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Osceola is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Concordia wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Santa Fe, they should've done a better job of containing Mia Lark. Santa Fe walked away with a 3-1 victory over Concordia on Thursday thanks in part to Lark, who had 24 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Santa Fe had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Osceola got the win against Appleton City/Montrose on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Osceola might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Appleton City/Montrose scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10, 25-16.
Santa Fe is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Osceola, their win bumped their record up to 26-10-2.
Everything went Santa Fe's way against Osceola in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as Santa Fe made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Santa Fe repeat their success, or does Osceola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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