Volleyball Preview: D'Evelyn Jaguars vs. Colorado Academy Mustangs
D'Evelyn is 6-0 against Colorado Academy since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The D'Evelyn Jaguars will square off against the Colorado Academy Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. D'Evelyn has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Colorado Academy will come in with four straight victories.
D'Evelyn came up short against St. Mary's Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Colorado Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Denver Christian on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Colorado Academy was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 27-25.
D'Evelyn's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Colorado Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: D'Evelyn has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Colorado Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
D'Evelyn came out on top in a nail-biter against Colorado Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does D'Evelyn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Colorado Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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