Volleyball Preview: Southeast Cyclones vs. Saratoga Panthers
Southeast is 8-1 against Saratoga since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. Southeast is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 11 games.
Last Thursday, Southeast made easy work of Lingle-Fort Laramie and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20, 25-14.
Southeast was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Saratoga faced off against North Park last Tuesday. Saratoga came out on top against North Park by a score of 3-1.
Saratoga was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 25-11.
Southeast has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Saratoga, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Southeast has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Saratoga struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southeast beat Saratoga 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Southeast repeat their success, or does Saratoga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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