Volleyball Preview: Fort Mill Yellow Jackets vs. Indian Land Warriors
Fort Mill hasn't had much luck against Indian Land recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Indian Land Warriors at 9:00 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Fort Mill finally turned things around against Rock Hill on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bearcats by a score of 3-1.
Fort Mill was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 25-13.
Fort Mill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Indian Land came tearing into Thursday's contest with 12 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-17, 27-25.
Anthony Maevsky had a dynamite game for Indian Land, getting 40 digs and three aces. Maevsky is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had 13 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dev Gardharia, who had 15 digs.
Fort Mill's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12. As for Indian Land, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Fort Mill came up short against Indian Land in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Fort Mill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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