The Babcock Trailblazers will head out on the road to square off against the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Babcock heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Tuesday. They fell just short of The Village School of Naples by a score of 3-2. While the Trailblazers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-23 in the first set.
Babcock started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 11-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Babcock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Seacrest Country Day came tearing into Thursday's matchup with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Knights 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Seacrest Country Day was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-5.
Seacrest Country Day can attribute much of their success to Alexa Haley, who had nine digs.
Babcock now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Seacrest Country Day, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Babcock has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Seacrest Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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