Polk County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Patton Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Polk County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Brevard just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils.
The final score came out to 25-19, 27-25, 15-25, 25-18.
Aslyn Scruggs put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 13 digs and 14 assists.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Patton sidestepped Hendersonville for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Patton took Hendersonville into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 12-25, 25-27, 25-23, 15-10.
Polk County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Patton, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Polk County has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Patton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Polk County took their victory against Patton in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Polk County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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