Saratoga is 1-8 against Southeast since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Saratoga Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Southeast Cyclones at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Saratoga duked it out withNorth Park last Tuesday. Saratoga walked away with a 3-1 victory over North Park.
Saratoga walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 25-11.
Saratoga kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Park only had a.
Meanwhile, Southeast entered their tilt with Lingle-Fort Laramie on Thursday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They put the hurt on the Doggers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20, 25-14.
Saratoga has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7-3 record this season. As for Southeast, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Saratoga hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.5 blocks per game. It's a different story for Southeast, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Given Saratoga's sizable advantage in that area, Southeast will need to find a way to close that gap.
Saratoga came up short against Southeast in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Saratoga avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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