Volleyball Preview: Presbyterian Christian Bobcats vs. Hartfield Academy Hawks
On Thursday Presbyterian Christian will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Hartfield Academy Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Hartfield Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Presbyterian Christian, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Presbyterian Christian made easy work of St. Joseph Catholic and carried off a 3-0 win.
Presbyterian Christian was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-9, 25-17.
Presbyterian Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hartfield Academy lost 3-0 to Madison-Ridgeland Academy on Monday. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-10.
Presbyterian Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season. As for Hartfield Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Presbyterian Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Hartfield Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Presbyterian Christian came up short against Hartfield Academy in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hartfield Academy's Logan Swan, who had 25 digs and seven aces. Now that Presbyterian Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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