Southeastern is 1-9 against Adena since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Warriors at 11:00 a.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southeastern can't be too worried about heading out to take on Adena: they just beat Chesapeake at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Southeastern put the hurt on Chesapeake with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southeastern.
The win didn't come easy: Chesapeake scored at least 21 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-23.
If Minford wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Adena, they should've done a better job of containing Kimmy Dalton. The Warriors put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday thanks in part to Dalton, who had 17 digs and three aces. She has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 13 times she's played.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-8, 25-17.
Southeastern's win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Adena, their victory bumped their record up to 23-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Southeastern has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Adena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southeastern might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Adena in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
