Volleyball Preview: Easley Green Wave vs. T.L. Hanna Yellow Jackets
Easley hasn't had much luck against T.L. Hanna recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Easley Green Wave's road trip will continue as they head out to face the T.L. Hanna Yellow Jackets at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Easley will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Hillcrest, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Easley's way against Hillcrest on Thursday as Easley made off with a 3-0 win.
Easley's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Hillcrest between 20 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, T.L. Hanna hadn't done well against J.L. Mann recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. T.L. Hanna came out on top in a nail-biter against J.L. Mann , sneaking past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellow Jackets.
T.L. Hanna was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-23, 15-6.
Easley's victory bumped their record up to 10-15. As for T.L. Hanna, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Easley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.8 aces per game. However, it's not like T.L. Hanna struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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