Summerville hasn't had much luck against James Island recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Summerville Green Wave will venture away from home to face off against the James Island Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Summerville took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Stall as Summerville made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Summerville was: they took every set by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-5, 25-7.
Emily Farless was the offensive standout of the game as she had six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Summerville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, James Island came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over West Ashley on Thursday.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-27, 26-24, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Josie Rucker, who had nine digs and 19 assists.
Summerville's record now sits at 7-4. As for James Island, their record is now 2-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Summerville has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like James Island struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Summerville might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from James Island in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Summerville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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