The Athens Academy Spartans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Oglethorpe County Patriots at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Athens Academy earned a 3-1 win over Lake Oconee Academy.
Athens Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-20.
Athens Academy relied on the efforts of Ginna Dugas, who had nine digs, four aces, and three kills, and Joci Higginbotham, who had 21 kills, 15 digs, and three aces. That's the most aces Higginbotham has posted in her last six games.
Meanwhile, Oglethorpe County posted their biggest victory since August 29th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Commerce. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Oglethorpe County was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-17.
Oglethorpe County had a senior duo take command as Sofia Horsley had seven aces and 21 assists and Samantha Amos had 14 digs.
Oglethorpe County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Athens Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Oglethorpe County, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Athens Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Oglethorpe County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Athens Academy came up short against Oglethorpe County when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 2-0. Can Athens Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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