Volleyball Preview: Heritage Academy Eagles vs. GVCS Broadfording Lions
Heritage Academy has gone 9-1 against GVCS Broadfording recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Heritage Academy Eagles will be playing at home against the GVCS Broadfording Lions at 4:45 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Heritage Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Calvary Christian Academy, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Heritage Academy was ranked 14th). Heritage Academy fell just short of Calvary Christian Academy by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Eagles have struggled against the recently, as their game on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Heritage Academy took Calvary Christian Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-16, 23-25, 25-20, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Heritage Academy kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, GVCS Broadfording came up short against Faith Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-15, 25-13.
Despite the defeat, GVCS Broadfording saw an underclassman step up: Jalaina Jones had 16 digs.
Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for GVCS Broadfording, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Heritage Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 16.6 aces per game. However, it's not like GVCS Broadfording struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Heritage Academy took their win against GVCS Broadfording when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Does Heritage Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will GVCS Broadfording turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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