Volleyball Preview: South Forsyth War Eagles vs. Allatoona Buccaneers
The South Forsyth War Eagles will take on the Allatoona Buccaneers at 9:05 a.m. on Saturday. South Forsyth has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Allatoona will come in with four straight wins.
South Forsyth is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 13th on Thursday. They came up short against Denmark, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18, 25-23.
South Forsyth's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brianna Novo, who had 13 digs, and Avery Russell, who had eight digs. Novo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Allatoona was able to grind out a solid victory over Kennesaw Mountain on Thursday, taking the game 2-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 27-25.
Destiny Brown was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs.
South Forsyth's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Allatoona, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: South Forsyth has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Allatoona 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.
South Forsyth came up short against Allatoona in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, falling 2-0. Can South Forsyth avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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