Archer hasn't had much luck against Norcross recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Archer Tigers will head out to square off against the Norcross Blue Devils at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Archer took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Campbell by a score of 3-1.
Archer got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 31-29, 21-25, 25-10.
Archer can attribute much of their success to Caelyn Addy, who had five digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Addy a new career-high in aces.
Archer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Norcross had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Denmark on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Blue Devils as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Norcross had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-23.
Norcross' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Grayson Taylor, who had 18 digs and two aces. Taylor is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Washington, who had 13 digs.
Archer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Norcross, they pushed their record up to 34-5 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Archer has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Norcross struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Archer came up short against Norcross when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Archer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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