The Villa Rica Wildcats will square off against the East Paulding Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Villa Rica duked it out with Central last Thursday. The Wildcats fell 2-0 to the Lions. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
While Villa Rica was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, East Paulding entered their tilt with Kennesaw Mountain on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Mustangs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Raiders have posted since September 4th.
East Paulding's win came from a few key players Villa Rica will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaidyn Hokanson, who had seven digs and four assists.
East Paulding was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 26 consecutive matchups.
Villa Rica's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 23-9. As for East Paulding, their victory bumped their record up to 28-5.
Villa Rica was able to grind out a solid win over East Paulding in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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