Volleyball Preview: Academy of Science and Innovation Ravens vs. Prince RVT Falcons
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Ravens takes on the Prince RVT Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Academy of Science and Innovation is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
Last Thursday, Academy of Science and Innovation narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hartford Public 3-2.
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.
Academy of Science and Innovation had a senior duo take command as Patrina McHugh had a kill and 27 assists and Madison Ramos 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.
Academy of Science and Innovation was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 41 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Prince RVT sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Academy of Aerospace and Engineering on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Prince RVT who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-16, 11-25, 15-11.
Academy of Science and Innovation's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Prince RVT, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
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