Volleyball Game Preview: Arabia Mountain Rams vs. Southwest DeKalb Panthers

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Previous Games

08/21/25 - Away	2-0 W
09/19/24 - Home	2-0 W
08/22/24 - Away	2-1 W
09/28/23 - Home	0-2 L
08/24/23 - Away	2-1 W
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Arabia Mountain is 9-1 against Southwest DeKalb since September of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Rams will look to defend their home court against the Panthers at 5:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Arabia Mountain has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Southwest DeKalb will arrive with five straight wins.

On Thursday, Arabia Mountain came up short against Druid Hills and fell 2-0.

The final score came out to 25-4, 25-8.

Meanwhile, Southwest DeKalb earned a 2-0 victory over Stone Mountain on Thursday.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southwest DeKalb was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12.

Southwest DeKalb's win came from a few key players Arabia Mountain will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Janai Townes, who had ten assists and eight aces. That's the most assists she has posted over her last 13 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Aivah Peters, who had five aces and three digs.

Southwest DeKalb was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive matchups.

Southwest DeKalb's win bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Arabia Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.

Arabia Mountain beat Southwest DeKalb 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.