The Savannah Christian Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Savannah Arts Academy Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Savannah Arts Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Savannah Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Savannah Christian beat Richmond Hill 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 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 is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last nine games 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 games.
Meanwhile, Savannah Arts Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Richmond Hill by a score of 2-1. The defeat 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-12, 19-17.
The losing side was boosted by Annie Torres-Espino, who had ten digs.
Savannah Christian's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-7. As for Savannah Arts Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 20-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Savannah Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Savannah Arts Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Savannah Christian skirted past Savannah Arts Academy 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Does Savannah Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Savannah Arts Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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