Volleyball Preview: Irvin Rockets vs. Harmony Science Academy
Irvin has gone 8-0 against Harmony Science Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Irvin Rockets will welcome Harmony Science Academy at 6:30 p.m. Irvin will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Friday, Irvin earned a 3-1 victory over Austin.
Irvin was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-19, 24-26, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Harmony Science Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Bowie on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Harmony Science Academy in their matchups with Bowie: they've now lost nine in a row.
Harmony Science Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Bowie into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 22-25, 15-7.
Harmony Science Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Leilani Magalde, who had 14 digs, and Genesis Escarsega, who had 12 digs, three aces, and two kills.
Even though they lost, Harmony Science Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Irvin is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Harmony Science Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything went Irvin's way against Harmony Science Academy in their previous matchup on October 4th, as Irvin made off with a 3-0 win. Will Irvin repeat their success, or does Harmony Science Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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