Volleyball Preview: Durham Academy Cavaliers vs. Ravenscroft Ravens
Durham Academy has enjoyed a eight-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Ravenscroft Ravens at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, Durham Academy made easy work of NCSSM: Durham and carried off a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-12, 25-19.
Durham Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alice Chen led the charge by getting nine digs and eight aces. The dominant performance gave Chen a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Nafas Hayati, who had ten digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Durham Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ravenscroft didn't have done well against Wake Christian Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Everything went Ravenscroft's way against Wake Christian Academy as Ravenscroft made off with a 3-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Ravens sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-19.
Durham Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Ravenscroft, their record now sits at 12-1.
Durham Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Ravenscroft in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Durham Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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