Volleyball Preview: Norfolk Academy Bulldogs vs. Hampton Roads Academy Navigators
Norfolk Academy is 9-1 against Hampton Roads Academy since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Norfolk Academy Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Hampton Roads Academy Navigators at 4:30 p.m. Hampton Roads Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Norfolk Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Norfolk Academy got the win against Cape Henry Collegiate by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Norfolk Academy took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-13, 25-14.
Bela Cancado and Michaela Betancourt were among the main playmakers for Norfolk Academy as the former had 15 digs and three aces and the latter had eight digs and two aces.
Norfolk 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 six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hampton Roads Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Norfolk Christian, falling 3-0.
Hampton Roads Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Norfolk Christian work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 25-12.
Norfolk Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Hampton Roads Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Norfolk Academy's way against Hampton Roads Academy when the teams last played on October 8th, as Norfolk Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Norfolk Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hampton Roads Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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