East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] is 9-0-1 against Mound City since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] are on the road again to play the Mound City Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] was able to grind out a solid win over South Holt, taking the game 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 24-26, 25-15, 25-11.
Grace Oswald was a one-man wrecking crew for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] as she had 19 digs and two aces. Oswald is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, everything went Mound City's way against North Nodaway on Thursday as Mound City made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
While Mound City might've won, it sure wasn't easy: North Nodaway scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-11, 25-16.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7-4 record this season. As for Mound City, their record now sits at 16-8-3.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] beat Mound City 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] 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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