Volleyball Preview: North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators vs. Anthem Prep Eagles
The North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators will head out on the road to challenge the Anthem Prep Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with North Phoenix Preparatory Academy sitting on three straight victories and Anthem Prep on 12.
Last Monday, North Phoenix Preparatory Academy made easy work of Bagdad and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant North Phoenix Preparatory Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-15, 25-9.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Anthem Prep's way against Salome on Monday as Anthem Prep made off with a 3-0 victory.
Anthem Prep was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-12, 25-17.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Anthem Prep, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy beat Anthem Prep 3-1 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Phoenix Preparatory 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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