The Savannah Arts Academy Panthers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Savannah Christian Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Savannah Arts Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Richmond Hill just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Savannah Arts Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-12, 19-17.
The losing side was boosted by Annie Torres-Espino, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Savannah Christian entered their tilt with Richmond Hill on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Wildcats.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-27, 25-19.
Savannah Christian relied on the efforts of Remy Thompson, who had 13 digs and five aces, and Carinne Cason, who had eight digs and 22 assists. Cason has been hot recently, having posted eight or more assists the last nine times she's played.
Savannah Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Savannah Arts Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 20-14. As for Savannah Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Savannah Arts Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Savannah Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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