The Sneads Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Blountstown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sneads is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Sneads got the win against Vernon by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Sneads took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-17, 25-3.
Sneads' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Danika Rogers led the charge by getting 22 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaleigh Harrell, who had five aces.
Harrell wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Sneads was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Blountstown posted their biggest win since August 27th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Altha.
The final score came out to 25-4, 25-12, 25-18.
Blountstown can attribute much of their success to Eden Mallory, who had four aces and three digs, and Khloe Schamens, who had five digs and two aces. Schamens has been hot recently, having posted five or more digs the last four times she's played.
Sneads' record is now 2-7. As for Blountstown, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Sneads might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Blountstown when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Sneads avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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