Volleyball Preview: Banneker Bulldogs vs. MacArthur Mammoths
The Banneker Bulldogs will face off against the MacArthur Mammoths at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Banneker will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Banneker is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Jackson-Reed, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Banneker was ranked 13th). Banneker fell 2-0 to Jackson-Reed on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-9.
MacArthur aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to three. They came out on top against Coolidge by a score of 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: MacArthur took both sets by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9.
MacArthur was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Banneker's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for MacArthur, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Banneker came out on top in a nail-biter against MacArthur in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Banneker repeat their success, or does MacArthur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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