South Point is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Chesapeake is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pointers will host the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, South Point got the win against Ironton by a conclusive 3-0.
While South Point won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14, 26-24.
If Dawson-Bryant wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Chesapeake, they should've done a better job of containing Bre Scarberry. The Panthers put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday with plenty of help from Scarberry, who had ten digs and three assists. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last three games she's played.
Chesapeake's got stronger as the match went on, holding Dawson-Bryant to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-14.
South Point's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Chesapeake, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: South Point has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Chesapeake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Point couldn't quite get it done against Chesapeake when the teams last played back in September as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scarberry, who had 17 digs and three aces. Now that the Pointers know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
