Volleyball Preview: Sequoyah Chiefs vs. Cherokee Warriors
Sequoyah has gone 9-1 against Cherokee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Sequoyah Chiefs will welcome the Cherokee Warriors at 6:30 p.m.
Sequoyah is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Pope, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Sequoyah was ranked eighth). Sequoyah fell just short of Pope by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Chiefs have struggled against the Greyhounds recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as three sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 28-26, 25-18, 26-28, 15-12.
Defeat or not, Sequoyah got some senior leadership from Jordyn Mcrobert and Lilly Hutson. Mcrobert had 27 digs, while Hutson had 13 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Hutson a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Cherokee made easy work of Etowah last Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
While Cherokee won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-14, 25-22.
Sequoyah's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7. As for Cherokee, their win bumped their record up to 16-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Sequoyah has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Cherokee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sequoyah skirted past Cherokee 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Sequoyah have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cherokee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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