Indian Land has gone 3-0 against Fort Mill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Indian Land Warriors will be playing at home against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Indian Land is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Clover, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Indian Land was ranked sixth). Indian Land fell just short of Clover by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Eagles 25-18 in the first set.
Indian Land actually scored more points across those five sets (111-108), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Indian Land saw an underclassman step up: Anthony Maevsky had 34 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Maevsky is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Indian Land kept the net locked down and finished the game with 21 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fort Mill didn't have quite enough to beat Blythewood on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Fort Mill actually scored more points across those five sets (108-107), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13.
Indian Land's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4. As for Fort Mill, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Indian Land has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Fort Mill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Indian Land was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Mill in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Does Indian Land have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Mill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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