Volleyball Game Preview: McKeel Academy Wildcats vs. Auburndale Bloodhounds

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 10:36pm

Volleyball Preview: McKeel Academy Wildcats vs. Auburndale Bloodhounds

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McKeel Academy is 10-0 against Auburndale since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The McKeel Academy Wildcats will be playing at home against the Auburndale Bloodhounds at 7:30 p.m. McKeel Academy will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.

McKeel Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Winter Haven just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to the Blue Devils. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost three in a row.

While McKeel Academy ultimately came up short, they really made Winter Haven work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 27-25.

Meanwhile, Auburndale narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Avon Park 2-1.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Auburndale got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 17-25, 15-7.

McKeel Academy's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6. As for Auburndale, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.

McKeel Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Auburndale in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Does McKeel Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Auburndale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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