Volleyball Preview: Guajome Park Academy Frogs vs. Rock Academy Warriors
Guajome Park Academy hasn't had much luck against Rock Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Guajome Park Academy Frogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Rock Academy Warriors at 5:30 p.m.
Guajome Park Academy lost 3-0 to Escondido Adventist Academy last Tuesday.
While Guajome Park Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Escondido Adventist Academy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Rock Academy waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-5, 25-21, 25-8.
Rock Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aliya Landes out in front who had eight kills, eight aces, and a block. That's the most aces Landes has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Baird, who had six kills, five aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Rock Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive games.
Guajome Park Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Rock Academy, they pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Guajome Park Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Rock Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Guajome Park Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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