Volleyball Preview: Columbus Blue Devils vs. Savannah Arts Academy Panthers
The Columbus Blue Devils will take on the Savannah Arts Academy Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a seven-game winning streak alive.
Columbus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Coahulla Creek as Columbus made off with a 3-0 win.
While Columbus won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 26-24, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Savannah Arts Academy made easy work of Jackson on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Savannah Arts Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-12.
Savannah Arts Academy can attribute much of their success to Maggie Allen, who had 11 digs, and Lula Tollison, who had five digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Savannah Arts Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive games.
Columbus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-20 record this season. As for Savannah Arts Academy, their win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Columbus has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Savannah Arts Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Columbus came up short against Savannah Arts Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Columbus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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