Volleyball Preview: American Heritage Patriots vs. Somerset Academy Key Lions
After both having extra time off, the American Heritage Patriots and the Somerset Academy Key Lions will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Somerset Academy Key took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on American Heritage, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, American Heritage got the win against Franklin Academy by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant American Heritage was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-13.
American Heritage's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alice Wu, who had four digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Wu a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleigh Ana Lick, who had four digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: American Heritage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy Key was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Highlands Christian, falling 3-0.
American Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Somerset Academy Key, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
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