After both having extra time off, the Gainesville Hurricanes and the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Gainesville sitting on six straight wins and Archbishop McCarthy on 17.
Gainesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Legacy as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Gainesville walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McCarthy was able to grind out a solid victory over Lourdes Academy on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1.
Archbishop McCarthy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-19, 25-13, 25-16.
Archbishop McCarthy's win bumped their record up to 27-3. As for Gainesville, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Gainesville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Archbishop McCarthy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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