The South Shore Vo-Tech Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Norfolk County Agricultural Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. South Shore Vo-Tech will be strutting in after a win while Norfolk County Agricultural will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, South Shore Vo-Tech narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bristol County Agricultural 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was South Shore Vo-Tech who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 24-26, 17-15.
South Shore Vo-Tech was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Norfolk County Agricultural unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Cape Cod RVT by a score of 3-2.
Norfolk County Agricultural actually scored more points across those five sets (98-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-16, 17-25, 14-25, 15-13.
Norfolk County Agricultural might have lost, but man, Karrington Wood was a machine: she had 24 digs. Wood is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
South Shore Vo-Tech pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Norfolk County Agricultural, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: South Shore Vo-Tech hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Norfolk County Agricultural, though, as they've been averaging only 0.7. Given South Shore Vo-Tech's sizable advantage in that area, Norfolk County Agricultural will need to find a way to close that gap.
South Shore Vo-Tech came up short against Norfolk County Agricultural in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Will South Shore Vo-Tech have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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