Volleyball Preview: Savannah Savages vs. Bishop LeBlond Eagles
The Savannah Savages will face off against the Bishop LeBlond Eagles at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Savannah can't be too worried about heading out to take on Bishop LeBlond: they just beat Chillicothe at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Everything went Savannah's way against Chillicothe on Thursday as Savannah made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Savages have posted against the Hornets since October 8, 2020.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Bishop LeBlond made easy work of Lafayette on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bishop LeBlond was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-14, 25-12.
Savannah is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season. As for Bishop LeBlond, their victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2-1.
Savannah beat Bishop LeBlond 2-0 when the teams last played on Saturday. Will Savannah repeat their success, or does Bishop LeBlond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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