Volleyball Preview: Philip Simmons Iron Horses vs. Academic Magnet Raptors
The Philip Simmons Iron Horses will square off against the Academic Magnet Raptors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Philip Simmons comes in on ten and Academic Magnet on three.
Last Thursday, Philip Simmons made easy work of Burke and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Philip Simmons took every set by at least 24 points. The final score came out to 25-0, 25-1, 25-1.
Philip Simmons found their leader in underclassman Gabby Kakalev, who had five aces and a block. That's the most aces Kakalev has posted since last Thursday.
Philip Simmons couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 72.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 24.2% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 39.2%.
Meanwhile, everything went Academic Magnet's way against Timberland on Thursday as Academic Magnet made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Academic Magnet was: they took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-15, 25-11.
Philip Simmons is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Academic Magnet, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Philip Simmons came out on top in a nail-biter against Academic Magnet in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. Will Philip Simmons repeat their success, or does Academic Magnet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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