The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to challenge the Nation Ford Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Fort Mill lost 3-0 to Indian Land on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Nation Ford came up short against Clover on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Nation Ford was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 25-20.
Fort Mill's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Nation Ford, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Fort Mill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Nation Ford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fort Mill came up short against Nation Ford in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Fort Mill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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