The Daphne Trojans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Gulf Shores Dolphins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Daphne is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Mobile Christian, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Daphne was ranked 15th). Daphne fell just short of Mobile Christian by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Daphne sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 22-25, 15-7.
Daphne's loss came about despite a quality game from Isabella Charlton, who had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Gulf Shores beat Buckhorn 3-1 on Thursday.
Gulf Shores 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 15-25, 25-18, 25-19, 27-25.
Daphne's defeat dropped their record down to 27-12. As for Gulf Shores, their victory bumped their record up to 19-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Daphne has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Gulf Shores struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Daphne came up short against Gulf Shores when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Daphne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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