Volleyball Preview: Doral Academy Firebirds vs. St. Brendan Sabres
Doral Academy is 2-8 against St. Brendan since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Doral Academy Firebirds will square off against the St. Brendan Sabres at 7:15 p.m. St. Brendan took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Doral Academy, who comes in off a win.
Doral Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Southwest out 3-2.
Doral Academy took Southwest into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Doral Academy relied on the efforts of Isabel Aponte, who had four aces and three digs, and Daniela Aguilar, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Aguilar has posted since back in August.
Doral Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, St. Brendan's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Gulliver Prep, falling 3-0. The Sabres haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-17, 25-8.
Doral Academy's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-6. As for St. Brendan, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Doral Academy took their victory against St. Brendan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Doral 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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