Volleyball Preview: Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets vs. Highland Hawks
Randolph-Macon Academy hasn't had much luck against Highland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets will welcome the Highland Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Randolph-Macon Academy is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 19, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Quantico.
Randolph-Macon Academy didn't let Quantico take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Highland came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Badgers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Highland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-7, 27-25.
Sarah Johnson and Avery Hillygus were among the main playmakers for Highland as the former had three blocks and two aces and the latter had five blocks and four kills. Those three blocks gave Johnson a new career-high.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Randolph-Macon Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Highland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Randolph-Macon Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Highland in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who had nine aces and 13 assists. Now that Randolph-Macon Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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