Volleyball Preview: Savannah Christian Raiders vs. Savannah Arts Academy Panthers
The Savannah Christian Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Savannah Arts Academy Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Savannah Christian will be strutting in after a win while Savannah Arts Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Savannah Christian earned a 3-1 victory over Richmond Hill.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-27, 25-19.
Savannah Christian can attribute much of their success to Remy Thompson, who had 13 digs and five aces, and Carinne Cason, who had eight digs and 22 assists. Cason has been hot recently, having posted eight or more assists the last nine times she's played.
Savannah Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Savannah Arts Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Richmond Hill by a score of 2-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Savannah Arts Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-12, 19-17.
Savannah Arts Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Annie Torres-Espino, who had ten digs.
Savannah Christian pushed their record up to 21-7 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Savannah Arts Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 20-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Savannah Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Savannah Arts Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Savannah Christian skirted past Savannah Arts Academy 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Will Savannah Christian repeat their success, or does Savannah Arts Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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