The Westwood Redhawks will square off against the Sumter Gamecocks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westwood has eight straight wins, Sumter has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Westwood beat West Florence 3-1.
Westwood had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-17, 25-9, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Thanna Davis, who had 15 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 seven games she's played.
Westwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 5.
Meanwhile, Sumter came up short against Wilson Hall on Monday and fell 3-1.
Sumter started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-10.
Westwood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for Sumter, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Westwood beat Sumter 2-0 when the teams last played back in August of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westwood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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