Volleyball Preview: Academy of Science and Innovation Ravens vs. St. Paul Catholic Falcons
On Tuesday Academy of Science and Innovation will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Ravens faces off against the St. Paul Catholic Falcons at 6:15 p.m. Academy of Science and Innovation will be strutting in after a win while St. Paul Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Academy of Science and Innovation sidestepped Hartford Public for a 3-2 victory.
Academy of Science and Innovation wouldn't go down easily and took Hartford Public into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10.
Patrina McHugh and Madison Ramos were among the main playmakers for Academy of Science and Innovation as the former had a kill and 27 assists and the latter had 16 digs and two aces. Ramos is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Holy Cross.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-13, 25-7.
Academy of Science and Innovation's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for St. Paul Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Academy of Science and Innovation has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 19.9 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Paul Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Academy of Science and Innovation might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Paul Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Can Academy of Science and Innovation avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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