Socastee has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Socastee beat St. James 3-1.
Socastee was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 18-25, 25-14, 26-24.
Socastee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 12 matchups.
Meanwhile, North Myrtle Beach came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 25-21.
Katlyn Powers was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiera Olson, who had ten digs.
Socastee's win bumped their record up to 6-12-2. As for North Myrtle Beach, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Socastee has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like North Myrtle Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Socastee might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from North Myrtle Beach when the teams last played on September 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Powers, who had 20 digs. Now that Socastee 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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