Volleyball Preview: Loganville Red Devils vs. Lakeside Panthers
The Loganville Red Devils will venture away from home to take on the Lakeside Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Loganville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Thomas County Central as Loganville made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Caitlyn Sutton, who had ten digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Loganville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lakeside entered their tilt with South Paulding on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Spartans. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted since September 24th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 25-18.
Lakeside's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mimi Fincher, who had six digs and five aces, and Campbell King, who had three aces. That's the most aces King has posted in her last seven contests.
Loganville's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 35-6. As for Lakeside, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 35-8-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Loganville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lakeside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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