Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Boots Buckler and Harris Stone Lead Savannah Country Day to Victory

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 12:25pm

Volleyball Recap: Savannah Country Day Hornets vs. Savannah Arts Academy Panthers

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Savannah Country Day had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Savannah Arts Academy Panthers out 2-1. For the Hornets, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.

Savannah Country Day was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (60-54), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 14-25, 25-22, 15-13.

Savannah Country Day was led to victory by Harris Stone and Boots Buckler. Stone had 17 digs, while Buckler had three digs, two aces, and a block. Buckler is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.

Despite the loss, Savannah Arts Academy still got an impressive performance from Maggie Allen, who had ten digs and three aces.

Savannah Country Day's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-12. As for Savannah Arts Academy, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 14-9 record.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Bluffton the next time they take the court. Savannah Arts Academy will head out to face Bluffton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Savannah Country Day will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.

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