Volleyball Preview: South Mecklenburg Sabres vs. Berry Cardinals
South Mecklenburg is 9-1 against Berry since December of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Mecklenburg Sabres will venture away from home to square off against the Berry Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. South Mecklenburg will be strutting in after a win while Berry will be coming in after a loss.
South Mecklenburg took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Olympic as South Mecklenburg made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Mecklenburg took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-15.
South Mecklenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last three matchups.
Meanwhile, Berry lost 3-0 to Palisades on Thursday.
While Berry was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Palisades' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-17.
South Mecklenburg now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Berry, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went South Mecklenburg's way against Berry when the teams last played back in August as South Mecklenburg made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Mecklenburg since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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