Volleyball Preview: South Decatur Cougars vs. North Decatur Chargers
South Decatur is 1-9 against North Decatur since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The South Decatur Cougars' and the North Decatur Chargers will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 11:30 a.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with South Decatur sitting on nine straight victories and North Decatur on four.
South Decatur is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Southwestern as South Decatur made off with a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Southwestern scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-13.
South Decatur was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are a perfect 8-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, North Decatur made easy work of Waldron on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-19, 25-3.
South Decatur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for North Decatur, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: South Decatur has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like North Decatur struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Decatur skirted past North Decatur 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Decatur's Hannah Gorrell, who had 33 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Decatur still be able to contain Gorrell? There's only one way to find out.
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