Volleyball Preview: Swallows Charter Academy Spartans vs. Las Animas Trojans
On Tuesday Swallows Charter Academy will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will face off against the Las Animas Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Swallows Charter Academy will be strutting in after a win while Las Animas will be coming in after a defeat.
While Swallows Charter Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Cripple Creek-Victor with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-10, 25-18.
Swallows Charter Academy can attribute much of their success to Emma Storm, who had 17 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Storm now had 14 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Swallows Charter Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Las Animas came up short against Cheraw on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 22-25, 25-16.
Swallows Charter Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Las Animas, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Swallows Charter Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Las Animas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Swallows Charter Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Las Animas when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Swallows Charter Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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