Volleyball Preview: Soddy Daisy Trojans vs. Stone Memorial Panthers
The Soddy Daisy Trojans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Stone Memorial Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Soddy Daisy came up short against Signal Mountain and fell 3-1. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Soddy Daisy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-22.
The losing side was boosted by Fehnly Sneed, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, everything went Stone Memorial's way against Central Magnet on Tuesday as Stone Memorial made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Stone Memorial's got stronger as the match went on, holding Central Magnet to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stone Memorial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooke Wilson, who had five aces. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Lefebvre, who had 12 digs.
Soddy Daisy's defeat dropped their record down to 14-21-1. As for Stone Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-14 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Soddy Daisy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Stone Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Soddy Daisy came up short against Stone Memorial when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Soddy Daisy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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