Volleyball Preview: King's Academy Knights vs. Castilleja Gators
King's Academy is 2-8 against Castilleja since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The King's Academy Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Castilleja Gators at 5:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
King's Academy is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 24th on Thursday. They blew past Priory 3-0.
King's Academy walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 25-9.
King's 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 seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Castilleja's way against Eastside College Prep on Thursday as Castilleja made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Castilleja took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-14.
King's Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-9. As for Castilleja, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
King's Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Castilleja when the teams last played back in September. Will King's Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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