The Seaforth Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Manteo Redskins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Seaforth comes in on eight and Manteo on four.
Seaforth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Ayden - Grifton.
Mia Kellam had an outrageously good game as she had 21 digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Midway typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Manteo proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 3-1.
Manteo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-16.
Manteo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Easton Alexander out in front who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Alexander has posted in her last eight matchups. Another player making a difference was Mya Kelly, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Manteo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Seaforth is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Manteo, their win bumped their record up to 22-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Seaforth has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Manteo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Seaforth's way against Manteo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Seaforth made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seaforth since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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