The Southern Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Mountain Ridge Miners at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Southern came up short against Fort Hill and fell 3-1.
While Southern had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18, 18-25, 25-18.
Southern's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alexis Spotts, who had nine digs, and Avary Witt, who had 15 digs, two kills, and 16 assists. Witt is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last six games she's played.
Even though they lost, Southern kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Northern, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-14.
Southern now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Mountain Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Southern suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2018. Can Southern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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