After both having extra time off, the Morgan County Bulldogs and the Savannah Arts Academy Panthers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Morgan County sitting on seven straight wins and Savannah Arts Academy on eight.
Morgan County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Ringgold 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: Ringgold scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-16, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Camryn Scherer, who had 13 digs.
Morgan County couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.4% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ringgold only posted a hitting percentage of 7.8%.
If Columbus wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Savannah Arts Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Maggie Allen. Savannah Arts Academy came out on top against Columbus by a score of 3-1 on Saturday thanks in part to Allen, who had 22 digs, five aces, and a kill. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played.
Savannah Arts Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-15.
Morgan County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 25 of their last 27 games, which provided a nice bump to their 36-4 record this season. As for Savannah Arts Academy, their win bumped their record up to 28-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Morgan County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Savannah Arts Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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