After five games on the road, Etowah is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Cherokee Warriors will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Etowah didn't have quite enough to beat Academy of Richmond County and fell 2-1.
Etowah actually scored more points across those three sets (62-60), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 19-25, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Etowah had strong showings from Alex Tomsey, who had five aces and four digs, and Kate Holley, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, everything went Cherokee's way against North Paulding last Tuesday as Cherokee made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Cherokee won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-7, 25-21.
Haley Mendoza had an outrageously good game as she had 25 digs.
Etowah's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Cherokee, their win bumped their record up to 15-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Etowah has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Cherokee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Etowah was able to grind out a solid victory over Cherokee in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 3-1. Will Etowah repeat their success, or does Cherokee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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