Southside is 1-9 against Fayetteville since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southside Mavericks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Fayetteville Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Bentonville West, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Southside was ranked first). Southside had just enough and edged Bentonville West out 2-1.
Southside was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-12, 25-4.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville entered their tilt with St. Teresa's Academy on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Stars.
While Fayetteville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21.
Southside pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fayetteville, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Southside has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Fayetteville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southside was able to grind out a solid win over Fayetteville in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will Southside repeat their success, or does Fayetteville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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