On Thursday, the Savannah Country Day Hornets beat the Savannah Classical Academy Spartans 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Savannah Country Day took both sets by at least 19 points. The final score came out to 25-3, 25-6.
Savannah Country Day's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Harris Stone, who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Stone has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Boots Buckler, who had four aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Savannah Country Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 8.6.
Savannah Country Day has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-16 record this season. As for Savannah Classical Academy, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Savannah Country Day will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Effingham County at 5:00 p.m. Effingham County will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Savannah Country Day surely won't give up without a fight. As for Savannah Classical Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Coastal HomeSchool at 6:00 p.m. on October 1st.
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