Volleyball Recap: Wake Prep Academy Guardians vs. Research Triangle Raptors
Wake Prep Academy waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They won by a set and slipped past the Research Triangle Raptors 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Guardians also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Wake Prep Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. The final score came out to 19-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13.
Wake Prep Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 23 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Research Triangle still got an impressive performance from Kat Liquorie, who had 28 digs. Liquorie has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Wake Prep Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Research Triangle, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Wake Prep Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss vs. Deep Creek on the 14th. Research Triangle has also already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Vance Charter on the 16th.
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