Batesville has gone 6-1 against Southside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Batesville Pioneers will venture away from home to take on the Southside Southerners at 7:00 p.m. Batesville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Batesville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Greene County Tech just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 13-25, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Southside had just enough and edged Pocahontas out 3-2 on Thursday.
Southside had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-13, 15-13.
Batesville's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Southside, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Everything went Batesville's way against Southside in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Batesville made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Batesville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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