Volleyball Preview: Aiken Fighting Green Hornets vs. South Aiken Thoroughbreds
After both having extra time off, the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets and the South Aiken Thoroughbreds will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Aiken sitting on seven straight victories and South Aiken on four.
Last Wednesday, Aiken earned a 3-1 win over Gilbert.
Aiken had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-23.
Aiken can attribute much of their success to Caroline Smith, who had 15 digs.
Meanwhile, South Aiken got the win against Midland Valley on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
South Aiken was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-18.
Aiken pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for South Aiken, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Aiken beat South Aiken 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aiken 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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