Volleyball Preview: Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle vs. Academy for Academic Excellence Knights
Academy of Careers & Exploration is 1-9 against Academy for Academic Excellence since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle are taking a road trip to square off against the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Academy of Careers & Exploration is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to University Prep, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-18, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Academy for Academic Excellence's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Granite Hills. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The final score came out to 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 25-12.
Even though they lost, Academy for Academic Excellence kept the net locked down and finished the game with 15 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Academy of Careers & Exploration's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Academy of Careers & Exploration came up short against Academy for Academic Excellence when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Academy of Careers & Exploration avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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