The Midlothian Panthers will face off against the McKinney North Bulldogs on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Midlothian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against North Mesquite as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Sheridan Riles was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October.
Riles wasn't the only good servers: Midlothian was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between McKinney North and Centennial, and McKinney North kept the tradition alive. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Titans on Tuesday. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Midlothian's victory bumped their record up to 28-14. As for McKinney North, their win bumped their record up to 35-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Midlothian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like McKinney North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Midlothian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from McKinney North in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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