Volleyball Preview: Brookstone Cougars vs. The King's Academy Knights
The Brookstone Cougars will square off against The King's Academy Knights at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Brookstone sitting on four straight victories and The King's Academy on six.
Brookstone is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Valwood with a sharp 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Valwood scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-9, 25-16.
Brookstone's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ryan Presley, who had 11 digs, three kills, and three aces, and Anne Sluder, who had ten digs. Presley is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 23 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Brookstone was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, The King's Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Dominion Christian on Saturday, taking the game 3-1.
The King's Academy was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-16, 19-25, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The King's Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hailey Landrum, who had 18 digs and five aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Richard, who had seven digs and two aces.
Brookstone is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season. As for The King's Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Brookstone has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like The King's Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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