Shady Spring is 8-2 against George Washington since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Shady Spring Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the George Washington Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Shady Spring is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Woodrow Wilson, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Shady Spring was ranked 18th). Shady Spring came up short against Woodrow Wilson on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Shady Spring was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 27-25.
Shady Spring's loss came about despite a quality game from Kenidi Creager, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, George Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morgantown.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-18.
Shady Spring has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 22-19-1 record this season. As for George Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 13-18-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Shady Spring has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.6 aces per game. However, it's not like George Washington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Shady Spring skirted past George Washington 1-0 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Will Shady Spring repeat their success, or does George Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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