Volleyball Preview: Mitchell Marauders vs. The Classical Academy Titans
Mitchell hasn't had much luck against The Classical Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m.
Mitchell is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Falcon.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-7, 25-9.
Meanwhile, The Classical Academy waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Stallions with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant The Classical Academy was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-10, 25-10.
The Classical Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bella Klaus, who had 15 digs and ten aces, and Claire Gilbert, who had four aces and 18 assists. The dominant performance gave Klaus a new career-high in aces.
The Classical Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Mitchell's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for The Classical Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Mitchell suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to The Classical Academy in their previous meeting on October 1st. Can Mitchell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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