The Midtown Knights will venture away from home to take on the Cartersville Hurricanes at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Midtown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Starr's Mill by a score of 3-1.
Midtown 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 16-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-17.
Midtown can attribute much of their success to Lucia Olivera, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Midtown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cartersville came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Knights.
One reason for the win was Cartersville's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-13, 25-9.
Midtown's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-9. As for Cartersville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Midtown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Cartersville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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