Volleyball Preview: Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers vs. Covenant Day Lions
The Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Covenant Day Lions at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Charlotte Country Day School will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Charlotte Country Day School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Charlotte Latin, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Charlotte Country Day School was ranked fifth). Charlotte Country Day School was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Charlotte Latin on Thursday.
The final score came out to 26-24, 25-9, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Covenant Day didn't have quite enough to beat Cannon on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Lions have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Covenant Day took Cannon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 12-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 15-3.
Charlotte Country Day School's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Covenant Day, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Charlotte Country Day School has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Covenant Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Charlotte Country Day School took their win against Covenant Day in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Charlotte Country Day School 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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