Volleyball Preview: Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves vs. Miami Country Day Spartans
The Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves will venture away from home to challenge the Miami Country Day Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Miami Country Day took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Oxbridge Academy, who comes in off a win.
Oxbridge Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Sports Leadership & Management 3-0. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the ThunderWolves as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Oxbridge Academy was: they took every set by at least 18 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-6, 25-4.
Oxbridge Academy can attribute much of their success to Olivija Kozul, who had 11 aces, and Rebecca Schwarzberg, who had ten aces. The dominant performance gave Schwarzberg a new career-high in aces.
Oxbridge Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 40 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Miami Country Day didn't have quite enough to beat Florida Christian on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Miami Country Day took Florida Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 17-25, 17-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Oxbridge Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Miami Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Oxbridge Academy beat Miami Country Day 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oxbridge Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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