Volleyball Preview: Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors vs. Patrick Henry Academy Patriots
On Monday Andrew Jackson Academy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots are set to duel. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Andrew Jackson Academy's way against Holy Trinity Classical Christian as Andrew Jackson Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
Andrew Jackson Academy never let Holy Trinity Classical Christian on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 27-25, 25-15.
McKinnley Beard and Bella Carrigg were among the main playmakers for Andrew Jackson Academy as the former had 16 kills and six aces and the latter had four digs, three aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Beard has posted since back in September.
Andrew Jackson Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry Academy got the win against St. John's Christian Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Patrick Henry Academy's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping St. John's Christian Academy between 19 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 25-19.
Andrew Jackson Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. As for Patrick Henry Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Andrew Jackson Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Patrick Henry Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Andrew Jackson Academy came up short against Patrick Henry Academy in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Andrew Jackson Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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