James Island is 9-0-1 against Summerville since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The James Island Trojans will welcome the Summerville Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, James Island finally turned things around against West Ashley on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Wildcats.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 25-27, 26-24, 25-11.
Josie Rucker was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine digs and 19 assists.
James Island kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Ashley only got three.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Summerville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Stall on Thursday.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Summerville was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-5, 25-7.
Summerville can attribute much of their success to Emily Farless, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Farless a new career-high in aces.
James Island's win bumped their record up to 2-9. As for Summerville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: James Island has serving mastered this season, having averaged 4.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Summerville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went James Island's way against Summerville in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as James Island made off with a 3-0 win. Does James Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Summerville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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