Volleyball Preview: Pillow Academy Mustangs vs. Regents Lions
Pillow Academy hasn't had much luck against Regents recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pillow Academy Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Regents Lions at 6:00 p.m. Pillow Academy will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Pillow Academy is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since August 15th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Jackson Prep. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Mustangs haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Pillow Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Jackson Prep's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Regents faced Hernando in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Regents skirted past Hernando 3-2.
Regents was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-13, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Regents to victory, but perhaps none more so than Linton Case, who had 16 digs.
Regents was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Pillow Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Regents, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
Pillow Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Regents when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Regents' Maddie Niemeyer, who had six digs, five aces, and three kills. Now that Pillow Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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