Volleyball Preview: Seminole Ridge Hawks vs. Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jaguars
After both having extra time off, the Seminole Ridge Hawks and the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jaguars will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Seminole Ridge beat Suncoast 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Seminole Ridge walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-19, 25-27, 25-11, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Dreyfoos School of the Arts waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Rams 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-10, 25-18.
Dreyfoos School of the Arts was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 12 consecutive games.
The victory got Seminole Ridge back to even at 6-6. As for Dreyfoos School of the Arts, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Seminole Ridge hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.8 blocks per game. It's a different story for Dreyfoos School of the Arts, though, as they've been averaging only 0.6. Given Seminole Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, Dreyfoos School of the Arts will need to find a way to close that gap.
Seminole Ridge took their win against Dreyfoos School of the Arts when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Seminole Ridge repeat their success, or does Dreyfoos School of the Arts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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