Volleyball Preview: Cross Stingrays vs. Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors
The Cross Stingrays will challenge the Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cross will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Cross made easy work of Coastal HomeSchool and carried off a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 29-27, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Andrew Jackson Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Thomas Heyward Academy by a score of 3-2.
Andrew Jackson Academy took Thomas Heyward Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-10, 25-16, 19-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Andrew Jackson Academy saw an underclassman step up: McKinnley Beard had 18 kills, three digs, and a block. Beard has been hot recently, having posted six or more kills the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Carrigg, who had two aces and a block.
Even though they lost, Andrew Jackson Academy kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 6.2.
Cross' victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-11-1. As for Andrew Jackson Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4-1.
Cross might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Andrew Jackson Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Cross have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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