Volleyball Game Preview: Cedar Shoals Jaguars vs. North Oconee Titans

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 11:16pm

Volleyball Preview: Cedar Shoals Jaguars vs. North Oconee Titans

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Cedar Shoals hasn't had much luck against North Oconee recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cedar Shoals Jaguars will take on the North Oconee Titans at 4:00 p.m.

Cedar Shoals is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 62nd straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to East Hall.

While Cedar Shoals ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19.

Meanwhile, North Oconee posted their biggest win since October 11, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on East Jackson with a sharp 3-0 victory.

North Oconee was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-19.

North Oconee can attribute much of their success to Madelyn Hayes, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Hayes has posted since back in September of 2023.

North Oconee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Jackson only served five.

Cedar Shoals' defeat dropped their record down to 0-29. As for North Oconee, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-14 record this season.

Cedar Shoals came up short against North Oconee when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Oconee's Rylee White, who had ten aces and three digs. Now that Cedar Shoals knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.

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