A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Blue Springs South Jaguars on Saturday. Ozark is looking to tack on another W to their 17-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Ozark is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Nixa, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Ozark was ranked third). Ozark came out on top against Nixa by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Ozark got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 23-25, 25-23, 32-30.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Blue Springs South rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Jaguars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Blue Springs South was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (99-98), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 18-25, 15-25, 15-13.
Ozark's win bumped their record up to 36-3. As for Blue Springs South, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-22 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Ozark has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Blue Springs South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ozark came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Springs South in their previous meeting back in October of 2016, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ozark since the team 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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