Whitefield Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Pepperell Dragons at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Whitefield Academy is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 25, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on Heard County with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-10, 25-17.
Emory Mckeeby was nothing short of spectacular: she had 16 digs and eight aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Whitefield Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Pepperell's way against Coosa on Thursday as Pepperell made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Pepperell's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-12, 25-8.
Whitefield Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Pepperell, their win bumped their record up to 22-19.
Whitefield Academy beat Pepperell 2-0 when the teams last played last Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitefield Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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