The Milton Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Dunwoody Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dunwoody took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Milton, who comes in off a win.
Milton will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Chattahoochee, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Milton's way against Chattahoochee on Tuesday as Milton made off with a 3-0 win.
Milton was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-19.
Milton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chattahoochee only served four.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Dunwoody's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to St. Pius X Catholic.
Dunwoody was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Dunwoody saw an underclassman step up: Alexa Keefe had 16 digs, ten kills, and three aces. Keefe has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Naomi Sneh, who had eight digs and ten assists.
Milton is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Dunwoody, they dropped their record down to 15-18 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Milton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Dunwoody 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.
Milton beat Dunwoody 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Does Milton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dunwoody turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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