Volleyball Preview: Academy for Academic Excellence Knights vs. Silver Valley Trojans
Academy for Academic Excellence and Silver Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Academy for Academic Excellence didn't have quite enough to beat University Prep and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Academy for Academic Excellence sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 24-26, 25-15, 13-25, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Academy for Academic Excellence had strong showings from Colbie Tworek, who had ten aces, nine kills, and 23 assists, and Kasandra Duran, who had 24 digs and four aces. Those ten aces gave Tworek a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Academy for Academic Excellence kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Silver Valley had already won 13 in a row and they went ahead and made it 14 on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Silver Valley was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-9, 25-19.
Academy for Academic Excellence's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Silver Valley, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Academy for Academic Excellence skirted past Silver Valley 3-2 in their previous matchup back in August. Does Academy for Academic Excellence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silver Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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