The Effingham County Rebels will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Savannah Country Day Hornets, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Effingham County was able to grind out a solid victory over Calvary Day, taking the game 2-0.
While Effingham County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Savannah Country Day beat Savannah Classical Academy 2-0 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Savannah Country Day was: they took both sets by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-6.
Savannah Country Day got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Harris Stone out in front who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Stone has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Boots Buckler, who had four aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Savannah Country Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 8.6.
Effingham County has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-12 record this season. As for Savannah Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 14-16.
Effingham County was able to grind out a solid win over Savannah Country Day when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Effingham County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Savannah Country Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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