The Allatoona Buccaneers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Southeast Whitfield County Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Allatoona has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Allatoona sidestepped Calhoun for a 3-2 win.
Allatoona was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Among those leading the charge was Destiny Brown, who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bri Mcveigh, who had 15 digs.
Meanwhile, Southeast Whitfield County didn't have quite enough to beat Coahulla Creek on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Colts recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Southeast Whitfield County sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 21-25, 15-9.
Allatoona's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-11. As for Southeast Whitfield County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-27.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Allatoona has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Southeast Whitfield County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Allatoona was able to grind out a solid win over Southeast Whitfield County in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Does Allatoona have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southeast Whitfield County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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