Volleyball Preview: Lake Braddock Bruins vs. Edison Eagles
Lake Braddock has gone 3-0 against Edison recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Lake Braddock Bruins will head out to take on the Edison Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Lake Braddock didn't have quite enough to beat West Potomac and fell 3-2.
Lake Braddock actually scored more points across those five sets (109-108), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 19-25, 23-25, 15-13.
The losing side was boosted by Elle Acchione, who had ten digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Lake Braddock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Edison unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Falls Church by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost five in a row.
Edison wouldn't go down easily and took Falls Church into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-12, 16-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Lake Braddock's record is now 9-9. As for Edison, their record is now 9-6.
Everything went Lake Braddock's way against Edison when the teams last played back in August of 2016, as Lake Braddock made off with a 3-0 win. Will Lake Braddock repeat their success, or does Edison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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