Darlington is 6-0 against Dalton Academy since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Darlington Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Dalton Academy Pumas at 10:00 a.m. Darlington will be strutting in after a victory while Dalton Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Darlington had just enough and edged Cambridge out 2-1.
Darlington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Dalton Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Southeast Whitfield County.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10.
Seidy Lugo put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 13 kills and four digs.
Darlington is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-11 record this season. As for Dalton Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-20.
Darlington was able to grind out a solid win over Dalton Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Darlington repeat their success, or does Dalton Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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