Volleyball Preview: South Walton Seahawks vs. Baker County Wildcats
After two games on the road, South Walton is heading back home. They will host the Baker County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Baker County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on South Walton, who comes in off a win.
South Walton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Pensacola with a sharp 3-0 victory.
South Walton walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-20.
Kamryn Garcia was the offensive standout of the game as she had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Walton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Baker County suffered their biggest loss since September 10th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Bishop Kenny. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-14.
Defeat or not, Baker County got some senior leadership from Ava Marlow and Georgia Crews. Marlow had 15 digs, while Crews had nine digs. Marlow is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylin Hunter, who had seven digs and four kills.
South Walton is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Baker County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: South Walton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Baker County 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. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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