Volleyball Preview: South Florence Bruins vs. Hartsville Red Foxes
South Florence hasn't had much luck against Hartsville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The South Florence Bruins will challenge the Hartsville Red Foxes at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with South Florence sitting on three straight victories and Hartsville on four.
Last Tuesday, South Florence made easy work of Lower Richland and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-7, 25-20.
South Florence's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Blakely Blue, who had five aces and four kills. Blue is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Perry, who had seven aces, three digs, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: South Florence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Hartsville's way against Lakewood on Tuesday as Hartsville made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hartsville was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-14.
Ava Wilcox had an outrageously good game as she had ten digs and six aces.
South Florence is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Hartsville, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: South Florence has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Hartsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Florence beat Hartsville 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Does South Florence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hartsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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