Hartfield Academy has gone 9-1 against Presbyterian Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hartfield Academy Hawks will look to defend their home court against the Presbyterian Christian Bobcats at 5:00 p.m.
Hartfield Academy lost 3-0 to Madison-Ridgeland Academy on Monday. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Presbyterian Christian got the win against St. Joseph Catholic on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Presbyterian Christian was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-9, 25-17.
Presbyterian Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Hartfield Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Presbyterian Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Hartfield Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Presbyterian Christian 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.
Hartfield Academy beat Presbyterian Christian 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will Hartfield Academy repeat their success, or does Presbyterian Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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