Savannah Arts Academy has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Columbus Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Savannah Arts Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jackson as Savannah Arts Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Savannah Arts Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-12.
Savannah Arts Academy can attribute much of their success to Maggie Allen, who had 11 digs, and Lula Tollison, who had five digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Savannah Arts Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Columbus had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the Colts 3-0.
While Columbus won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 26-24, 25-15.
Savannah Arts Academy's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-15. As for Columbus, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 26-20 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Savannah Arts Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Columbus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Savannah Arts Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Columbus in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, winning 2-0. Does Savannah Arts Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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