Memorial and Independence are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Memorial Warriors and the Independence Knights are set to duel on Friday. Independence took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Memorial, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Memorial earned a 3-1 victory over Heritage.
Memorial walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21.
Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are 2-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Independence came up short against Emerson on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
While Independence had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-14 record this season. As for Independence, they dropped their record down to 16-14 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything went Memorial's way against Independence in their previous meeting back in September, as Memorial made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Memorial repeat their success, or does Independence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps