Volleyball Preview: Sayre Spartans vs. Frederick Douglass Broncos
Sayre hasn't had much luck against Frederick Douglass recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Sayre Spartans will head out to challenge the Frederick Douglass Broncos at 7:30 p.m. Sayre is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
On Tuesday, Sayre narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Tates Creek 3-2.
Meanwhile, Frederick Douglass made easy work of Bryan Station on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Broncos.
Frederick Douglass was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-21.
Ava Simonsen and Lilly Cowing were among the main playmakers for Frederick Douglass as the former had eight digs and four aces and the latter had six digs. The dominant performance gave Simonsen a new career-high in aces.
Frederick Douglass was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Sayre's record is now 22-5. As for Frederick Douglass, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Sayre might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Frederick Douglass when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Sayre avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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