Hartsville is 7-1 against South Florence since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hartsville Red Foxes will head out to take on the South Florence Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
South Florence is hoping to do what Lakewood couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Hartsville's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Hartsville put the hurt on Lakewood with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hartsville took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-14.
Ava Wilcox had a dynamite game for Hartsville, getting ten digs and six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Hartsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South Florence entered their tilt with Lower Richland on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Diamond Hornets.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-7, 25-20.
South Florence got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Blakely Blue out in front who had five aces and four kills. Blue 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 Payton Perry, who had seven aces, three digs, and a kill.
Hartsville's record is now 12-4. As for South Florence, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Hartsville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.3 aces per game. However, it's not like South Florence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hartsville came up short against South Florence in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Florence's Reagan Rowsey, who had 24 digs, four aces, and two kills. Now that Hartsville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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