The Savannah Country Day Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Effingham County Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Savannah Country Day beat Savannah Classical Academy 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Savannah Country Day took both sets by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Savannah Country Day to victory, but perhaps none more so than Harris Stone, 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 matchups they've averaged 8.6.
Meanwhile, Effingham County waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cavaliers.
Effingham County never let Calvary Day on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-22.
Savannah Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-16 record this season. As for Effingham County, their record is now 23-12.
Savannah Country Day came up short against Effingham County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Savannah Country Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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