The Oglethorpe County Patriots and the Athens Academy Spartans are set to duel on Saturday. Oglethorpe County is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Oglethorpe County is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since August 29th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Commerce.
Oglethorpe County walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-17.
Oglethorpe County had a senior duo take command as Sofia Horsley had seven aces and 21 assists and Samantha Amos had 14 digs. That's the most aces Horsley has posted since back in August.
Oglethorpe County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Athens Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Oconee Academy on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Athens Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-20.
Ginna Dugas and Joci Higginbotham were among the main playmakers for Athens Academy as the former had nine digs, four aces, and three kills and the latter had 21 kills, 15 digs, and three aces. Dugas has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Oglethorpe County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Athens Academy, their win bumped their record up to 20-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Oglethorpe County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Athens Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oglethorpe County beat Athens Academy 2-0 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oglethorpe County 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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