Smithfield hasn't had much luck against Jamestown recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Smithfield Packers will be staying on the road to face off against the Jamestown Eagles at 12:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Smithfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Phoebus 3-0.
Smithfield was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18, 25-13.
Smithfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Jamestown beat Churchland on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Jamestown was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-6, 25-7.
Jamestown can attribute much of their success to Peyton Tilley, who had four aces and 11 assists, and Senah Drazdowski, who had 19 assists.
Jamestown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10-1 record this season. As for Smithfield, their record now sits at 8-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Smithfield has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Jamestown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Smithfield might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Jamestown in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can Smithfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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