Volleyball Preview: South Aiken Thoroughbreds vs. North Augusta Yellow Jackets
South Aiken has gone 9-1 against North Augusta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The South Aiken Thoroughbreds will square off against the North Augusta Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. South Aiken is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Tuesday, South Aiken had just enough and edged Gilbert out 3-2.
South Aiken took Gilbert into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, North Augusta suffered their biggest loss since October 19, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Aiken.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-23, 33-31.
Even though they lost, North Augusta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
South Aiken has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for North Augusta, they dropped their record down to 4-6 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
South Aiken took their victory against North Augusta when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Aiken since the squad 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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