Druid Hills has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Marist War Eagles at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Druid Hills will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Chamblee, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Druid Hills narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Chamblee 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Druid Hills who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 22-25, 18-16.
Meanwhile, Marist waltzed into their game on Thursday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Eagles.
Marist was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Mt. Bethel Christian Academy squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-18.
Druid Hills is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Marist, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Druid Hills might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Marist when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Druid Hills, Hadlee Ackerman (who had 11 digs and six aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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