Volleyball Preview: Bayside Academy Admirals vs. Bob Jones Patriots
Bayside Academy and Bob Jones are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Bayside Academy Admirals will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Bob Jones Patriots at 11:30 a.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Bayside Academy made easy work of Bryant and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Bayside Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 28-26, 25-16.
Bayside Academy can attribute much of their success to Mary Katherine Whitehurst, who had ten digs and five aces. That's the most aces Whitehurst has posted since October 1st.
Bayside Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bob Jones had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Buccaneers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Patriots as they're now sitting on five straight.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-22.
Bayside Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 32-10 record this season. As for Bob Jones, their record is now 50-9.
Bayside Academy came up short against Bob Jones when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Bayside Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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