Volleyball Recap: Philip Simmons Iron Horses vs. Academic Magnet Raptors
Philip Simmons waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Academic Magnet Raptors as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Iron Horses have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Raptors, too.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-12.
Philip Simmons' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dani Gehringer, who had 23 assists. Another player making a difference was Catherine Futch, who had 14 digs.
Philip Simmons 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 eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Philip Simmons is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-6-2 record this season. As for Academic Magnet, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-9.
Philip Simmons has already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Bridges Prep on the 4th. As for Academic Magnet, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Woodland on the 8th.
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