After both having extra time off, the Springs Valley Blackhawks and the Shakamak Lakers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Springs Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Wood Memorial as Springs Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blackhawks.
Springs Valley walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-16.
Maci Eckerty and Maddie Carnes were among the main playmakers for Springs Valley as the former had 14 digs and the latter had 13 kills, ten digs, and seven aces. That's the most aces Carnes has posted since back in September of 2023.
Springs Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Shakamak waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Shakamak's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-16.
Shakamak found their leader in underclassman Peyton Gambill, who had 20 digs.
Springs Valley's win bumped their record up to 24-5. As for Shakamak, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Springs Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Shakamak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Springs Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Shakamak in their previous matchup back in October of 2014, winning 2-0. Will Springs Valley repeat their success, or does Shakamak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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