Volleyball Preview: South Plantation Paladins vs. Cooper City Cowboys
South Plantation is 8-2 against Cooper City since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. South Plantation will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Monday, everything went South Plantation's way against Northeast as South Plantation made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Plantation took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-6.
South Plantation 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 13 aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cooper City lost 3-0 to Pompano Beach on Monday.
Cooper City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Stephanie Terzado, who had 17 digs, and Hayley Horowitz, who had ten digs and ten assists.
South Plantation's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Cooper City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: South Plantation has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Cooper City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went South Plantation's way against Cooper City in their previous meeting back in August, as South Plantation made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Plantation since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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