Darlington has gone 9-1 against Fennimore recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Darlington Redbirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fennimore Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Darlington will be strutting in after a win while Fennimore will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Darlington finally turned things around against Boscobel on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Redbirds have posted since September 12th.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Darlington was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-10, 25-17.
Darlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since Thursday.
Meanwhile, Fennimore suffered their biggest loss since September 5th on Tuesday. They came up short against Mineral Point, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Pointers: they've now lost eight in a row.
The final score came out to 31-29, 25-18, 25-21.
Darlington's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Fennimore, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Darlington has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Fennimore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Darlington's way against Fennimore when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Darlington made off with a 3-0 win. Does Darlington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fennimore turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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