The Brunswick Academy Vikings will face off against the Denbigh Baptist Christian Minutemen at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brunswick Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Brunswick Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past The Carmel School 3-0.
One reason for the win was Brunswick Academy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-12, 25-10.
Brunswick Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in seven consecutive games.
Denbigh Baptist Christian had won four straight home games and Addy Burgess did her part to make it five on Thursday. Denbigh Baptist Christian put the hurt on Fuqua with a sharp 3-0 win thanks in part to Burgess, who had 11 digs. She has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Denbigh Baptist Christian walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 25-21.
Brunswick Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-3-1 record this season. As for Denbigh Baptist Christian, their win bumped their record up to 26-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Brunswick Academy hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 10.8 blocks per game. It's a different story for Denbigh Baptist Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 1.5. Given Brunswick Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Denbigh Baptist Christian will need to find a way to close that gap.
Brunswick Academy beat Denbigh Baptist Christian 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Does Brunswick Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Denbigh Baptist Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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