Volleyball Preview: Anthem Prep Eagles vs. North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators
The Anthem Prep Eagles will square off against the North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Anthem Prep sitting on 12 straight victories and North Phoenix Preparatory Academy on three.
Last Monday, Anthem Prep made easy work of Salome and carried off a 3-0 win.
Anthem Prep walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-17.
Meanwhile, North Phoenix Preparatory Academy got the win against Bagdad on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant North Phoenix Preparatory Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-15, 25-9.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive games.
Anthem Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Anthem Prep came up short against North Phoenix Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Will Anthem Prep 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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