After both having extra time off, the LaFayette Ramblers and the Oconee County Warriors will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Saturday, LaFayette came up short against Northwest Whitfield and fell 3-1. The Ramblers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Oconee County had just enough and edged Jefferson out 3-2 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Oconee County was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (99-96), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-20, 14-25, 25-21, 15-8.
Oconee County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Braylon Baughcum, who had 13 digs and four aces, and Fendley Kimbro, who had nine digs and 20 assists. Kimbro is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last four games she's played.
Oconee County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.
LaFayette's defeat dropped their record down to 30-17. As for Oconee County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-15 record this season.
LaFayette came out on top in a nail-biter against Oconee County in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Does LaFayette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oconee County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
