After eight games on the road, Denmark is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the North Atlanta Warriors will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Denmark came up short against Notre Dame and fell 2-0.
Denmark was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 31-29, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Denmark had strong showings from Annika Ojert, who had ten digs, and Hanna Stedeford, who had five digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, North Atlanta was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Lambert by a score of 3-2.
North Atlanta took Lambert into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-23, 22-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Denmark has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-22 record this season. As for North Atlanta, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Denmark has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like North Atlanta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
