The Aynor Blue Jackets will challenge the Hanahan Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Aynor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Georgetown 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Jackets.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-9, 25-19.
Aynor can attribute much of their success to Alaina Brown, who had 15 digs. Brown has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 17 times she's played.
Aynor was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine matches.
Meanwhile, Hanahan got the win against Newberry on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Hanahan was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-17, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Meilani Wijetunga, who had eight digs and two aces.
Aynor now has a winning record of 15-14. As for Hanahan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Aynor hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for Hanahan, though, as they've been averaging only 0.4. Given Aynor's sizable advantage in that area, Hanahan will need to find a way to close that gap.
Aynor suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hanahan when the teams last played back in October of 2016. Will Aynor have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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