The Northwest Rankin Cougars will square off against the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Northwest Rankin made easy work of Pearl and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-22, 25-11.
Northwest Rankin couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
Meanwhile, Madison-Ridgeland Academy entered their tilt with Jackson Academy on Thursday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Raiders.
After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 25-18.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy can attribute much of their success to Chloe Carr, who had 16 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsey Griffin, who had nine digs.
The victory got Northwest Rankin back to even at 11-11. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Northwest Rankin has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Madison-Ridgeland Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northwest Rankin was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison-Ridgeland Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, winning 2-0. Will Northwest Rankin repeat their success, or does Madison-Ridgeland Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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