The Denbigh Baptist Christian Minutemen will face off against the Brunswick Academy Vikings at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Denbigh Baptist Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Fuqua 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minutemen.
Denbigh Baptist Christian walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-20, 25-14, 25-21.
Denbigh Baptist Christian found their leader in freshman Addy Burgess, who had 11 digs. Burgess has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Meanwhile, Brunswick Academy had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Brunswick Academy was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 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 matches.
Denbigh Baptist Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-9. As for Brunswick Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-3-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Denbigh Baptist Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Brunswick Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Denbigh Baptist Christian came up short against Brunswick Academy when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can Denbigh Baptist Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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