Midlothian and Red Oak are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Midlothian Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Red Oak Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Midlothian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Midlothian duked it out withKaufman on Friday. Midlothian blew past Kaufman 3-0.
Midlothian was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-12, 25-16.
Midlothian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Red Oak's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Midlothian Heritage by a score of 3-2. While the Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 25-20 in the first set.
Red Oak took Midlothian Heritage into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 24-26, 15-4.
Midlothian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season. As for Red Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Midlothian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Red Oak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Midlothian's way against Red Oak in their previous matchup back in September, as Midlothian made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midlothian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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