Volleyball Game Preview: St. Francis Knights vs. The King's Academy Knights

By Team Reports Sep 28, 2024, 12:43am

Volleyball Preview: St. Francis Knights vs. The King's Academy Knights

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St. Francis has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and The King's Academy Knights will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, St. Francis came up short against Wesleyan and fell 2-0.

The final score came out to 25-10, 25-12.

Meanwhile, The King's Academy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They blew past the Mustangs 3-0.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant The King's Academy was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-9.

Cara Richard was a one-man wrecking crew for The King's Academy as she had four digs and four aces.

She wasn't the only good server: The King's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matches.

St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for The King's Academy, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4.

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