Volleyball Preview: Packinghouse Christian Academy Bears vs. The Grove School Ravens
After both having extra time off, the Packinghouse Christian Academy Bears and The Grove School Ravens will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Packinghouse Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Packinghouse Christian Academy earned a 3-1 victory over Calvary Baptist.
Packinghouse Christian Academy was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 25-10, 25-20.
Packinghouse Christian Academy 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 eight aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, The Grove School made easy work of Norton Science & Language Academy on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ravens.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant The Grove School was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-11, 25-11.
Yasmin Asgarzadie was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had seven aces. Those seven aces gave her a new career-high.
Packinghouse Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for The Grove School, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Packinghouse Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.6 aces per game. However, it's not like The Grove School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Packinghouse Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over The Grove School in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Packinghouse Christian Academy 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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