Volleyball Preview: Antonian Prep Apaches vs. Alexander Bulldogs
The Antonian Prep Apaches are taking a road trip to take on the Alexander Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Antonian Prep sitting on ten straight wins and Alexander on 12.
Antonian Prep had won five straight road games and Anna Arceneaux did her part to make it six on Thursday. Antonian Prep was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Varsity Opponent thanks in part to Arceneaux, who had 11 digs and nine aces. She has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 14 times she's played.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-1, 25-10.
Antonian Prep relied on the efforts of Ivy Waclawczyk, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Emily Lahood, who had ten digs and two aces.
Antonian Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
United typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Alexander proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Longhorns by a score of 3-1.
Alexander had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Alexander to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brianna Espinoza, who had 12 digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Espinoza a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Randez, who had eight digs and 16 assists.
Antonian Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-14 record this season. As for Alexander, their record is now 29-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Antonian Prep has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Alexander struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Antonian Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Alexander in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Antonian Prep since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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