Volleyball Preview: The Academy Wildcats vs. Prospect Ridge Academy Miners
The Academy hasn't had much luck against Prospect Ridge Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Academy Wildcats' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners at 6:00 p.m. Prospect Ridge Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on The Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, The Academy made easy work of Horizon and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-23.
The Academy relied on the efforts of Megan Duchlinski, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Jaelyn Farmer, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Duchlinski has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Prospect Ridge Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Stargate School, falling 3-0.
Prospect Ridge Academy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-22, 25-14.
The Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: The Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Prospect Ridge Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Academy came up short against Prospect Ridge Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can The Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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