Volleyball Recap: Sumner Academy Sabres vs. Schlagle Stallions
Sumner Academy won the last time they faced Schlagle, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Sumner Academy Sabres were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Schlagle Stallions. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sabres.
A big factor in the win was Sumner Academy's feisty defense: they held Schlagle to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-17.
Sumner Academy was led to victory by Anaidy Aguirre and Viviana Sanchez. Aguirre had four digs and 23 assists, while Sanchez had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces Sanchez has posted in her last six contests.
Sumner Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.8.
Sumner Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-2-1. As for Schlagle, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-3-1 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Atchison the next time they take the court. Schlagle will head out to face Atchison at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Sumner Academy will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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