Flint Hill is 9-1 against Georgetown Day since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Flint Hill sitting on seven straight wins and Georgetown Day on 18 (dating back to last season).
Flint Hill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, who was ranked 20th at the time (Flint Hill was ranked second). Flint Hill was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart on Tuesday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Flint Hill took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-9.
Flint Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Georgetown Day beat Potomac School 3-1 on Tuesday.
Georgetown Day was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 7-25, 25-20, 25-17.
Flint Hill is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Georgetown Day, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Flint Hill came up short against Georgetown Day when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Flint Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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