The Mississinewa Indians will challenge the Southwood Knights at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mississinewa sitting on three straight wins and Southwood on 38 (dating back to last season).
Last Thursday, it was close, but Mississinewa sidestepped Sheridan for a 3-2 victory.
Mississinewa wouldn't go down easily and took Sheridan into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 16-25, 22-25, 25-15, 15-8.
Mississinewa's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaeli Miller, who had 12 digs and two aces, and MaKenna Campbell, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Miller has posted since back in September.
Mississinewa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Manchester typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Southwood proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Squires.
While Southwood might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Manchester scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-16, 25-11.
Mississinewa is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Southwood, their win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Mississinewa has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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