Volleyball Preview: King's Academy Lions vs. Dwyer Panthers
The King's Academy Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Dwyer Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
King's Academy will head out to face Dwyer after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. King's Academy wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. It was the first time this season that they let down their fans at home.
After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.
The losing side was boosted by Alanis Molina, who had 17 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dwyer didn't have done well against Suncoast recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Dwyer put the hurt on Suncoast with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 25-16.
Dwyer's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mylee Lemons, who had six digs and three aces, and Teaghan Greenman, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Greenman has posted since back in September of 2023.
Dwyer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.
King's Academy's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5. As for Dwyer, their record is now 5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: King's Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Dwyer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
King's Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Dwyer when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for King's Academy 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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