The Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Covenant Day Lions at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Covenant Day took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Charlotte Country Day School, who comes in off a win.
Charlotte Country Day School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Charlotte Latin, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Charlotte Country Day School was ranked fourth). Everything went Charlotte Country Day School's way against Charlotte Latin on Tuesday as Charlotte Country Day School made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22, 25-20.
Sophie Martin was the offensive standout of the game as she had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Covenant Day duked it out withCannon on Tuesday. Covenant Day came up short against Cannon, falling 3-0. The Lions have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Covenant Day was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Cannon work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 26-24, 25-21.
Covenant Day's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Maggie Shannon, who had ten digs and two aces, and Taryn Van Der Schaaf, who had four digs.
Charlotte Country Day School is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Covenant Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Charlotte Country Day School has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Covenant Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Charlotte Country Day School's way against Covenant Day when the teams last played back in September, as Charlotte Country Day School made off with a 3-0 win. Will Charlotte Country Day School repeat their success, or does Covenant Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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