The Lovett Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Savannah Christian Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lovett is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past North Cobb Christian 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Lovett's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping North Cobb Christian between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-19.
Ali Wainwright had a dynamite game for Lovett, getting six digs and 41 assists. Wainwright is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Lovett couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 22.6% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 35.8%.
Meanwhile, Savannah Christian waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Mustangs.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20.
Lovett is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-14 record this season. As for Savannah Christian, they pushed their record up to 31-9 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lovett came up short against Savannah Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2015, falling 2-0. Can Lovett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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