Volleyball Preview: Savannah Arts Academy Panthers vs. Rockmart Yellowjackets
The Savannah Arts Academy Panthers will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Rockmart Yellowjackets, where the match is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Savannah Arts Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Drew Charter 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Savannah Arts Academy took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-7, 25-9.
Savannah Arts Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maggie Allen, who had nine digs and six aces, and Torrin Higginbotham, who hit 76.9% for ten kills16 aces. The dominant performance gave Higginbotham a new career-high in aces.
Savannah Arts Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 36 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Rockmart posted their biggest win since September 11th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Crisp County.
Rockmart was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-20, 25-16.
Savannah Arts Academy pushed their record up to 25-15 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Rockmart, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 27-23 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Savannah Arts Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Rockmart struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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