Volleyball Preview: Atlantic Coast Stingrays vs. Fletcher Senators
The Atlantic Coast Stingrays's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Fletcher Senators at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, it was close, but Atlantic Coast sidestepped Bishop Snyder for a 2-1 victory.
Atlantic Coast had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Fletcher was able to grind out a solid win over Yulee on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Fletcher was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.
It was another big night for Addison Hilton, who had 31 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikaylen Solomon, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Fletcher was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Atlantic Coast's record now sits at 6-3. As for Fletcher, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Atlantic Coast might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Fletcher in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Atlantic Coast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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