Volleyball Preview: Allatoona Buccaneers vs. South Forsyth War Eagles
The Allatoona Buccaneers will face off against the South Forsyth War Eagles at 9:05 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Allatoona has four straight victories, South Forsyth has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Allatoona was able to grind out a solid win over Kennesaw Mountain, taking the game 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-17, 27-25.
Allatoona can attribute much of their success to Destiny Brown, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, South Forsyth suffered their biggest defeat since August 13th on Thursday. They came up short against Denmark, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-18, 25-23.
South Forsyth's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brianna Novo, who had 13 digs, and Avery Russell, who had eight digs. Novo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Allatoona has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for South Forsyth, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Allatoona has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like South Forsyth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Allatoona was able to grind out a solid victory over South Forsyth when the teams last played back in August of 2019, winning 2-0. Will Allatoona repeat their success, or does South Forsyth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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