Volleyball Preview: The Habersham School Patriots vs. Oakwood Christian Eagles
On Saturday The Habersham School will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will challenge the Oakwood Christian Eagles at 2:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The Habersham School is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Peachtree Academy with a sharp 3-0 win.
The Habersham School never let Peachtree Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-18, 25-23.
The Habersham School's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Betsy Kelly, who had four aces, and Brownette Olson, who had nine digs, six kills, and four aces. That's the most aces Kelly has posted since back in September.
The Habersham School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Oakwood Christian had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Lions.
Oakwood Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-100), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 17-25, 25-17, 16-25, 16-14.
The Habersham School's win bumped their record up to 25-13. As for Oakwood Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-13 record this season.
The Habersham School took their victory against Oakwood Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. Does The Habersham School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakwood Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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