Volleyball Preview: Academy for Academic Excellence Knights vs. Riverside Prep Silver Knights
Academy for Academic Excellence and Riverside Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will host the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Academy for Academic Excellence will be strutting in after a victory while Riverside Prep will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Academy for Academic Excellence earned a 3-1 win over Big Bear.
Academy for Academic Excellence had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-12, 25-14, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Riverside Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Excelsior Charter. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Silver Knights have suffered since September 5th.
Riverside Prep was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-12, 25-23.
Academy for Academic Excellence's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Riverside Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14-1.
Academy for Academic Excellence took their win against Riverside Prep in their previous matchup on September 5th by a conclusive 3-0. Does Academy for Academic Excellence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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