The Lakeside Panthers will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Loganville Red Devils, where the match is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lakeside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past South Paulding 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted since September 24th.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-11, 25-18.
Lakeside can attribute much of their success to Mimi Fincher, who had six digs and five aces, and Campbell King, who had three aces. That's the most aces King has posted in her last seven matchups.
Lakeside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Loganville made easy work of Thomas County Central on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 25-20.
Caitlyn Sutton was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Lakeside's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 35-8-1. As for Loganville, their win bumped their record up to 35-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Lakeside has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Loganville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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