Volleyball Preview: Osceola Kowboys vs. The First Academy Royals
The Osceola Kowboys are taking a road trip to face off against The First Academy Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Osceola has three straight wins, The First Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, everything went Osceola's way against Harmony as Osceola made off with a 3-0 victory.
Osceola walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-11, 25-20, 25-18.
Dari Bravo was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Osceola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, The First Academy came up short against Foundation Academy on Friday, falling 3-0.
The First Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Foundation Academy work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-22, 25-21.
Osceola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for The First Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Osceola took their victory against The First Academy in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Osceola 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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