Volleyball Preview: All Saints' Academy Saints vs. Keswick Christian Crusaders
The All Saints' Academy Saints will venture away from home to square off against the Keswick Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
All Saints' Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Foundation Christian Academy 3-0. The victory was nothing new for the Saints as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: All Saints' Academy took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8, 25-8.
All Saints' Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Delfina Gambaro out in front who had seven digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Gambaro a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Lenderman, who had 11 digs, eight aces, three kills, and a block.
Meanwhile, Keswick Christian and The Village School of Naples met for a duel on Tuesday where Keswick Christian prevailed. Keswick Christian was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over The Village School of Naples. The victory was nothing new for the Crusaders as they're now sitting on three straight.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Keswick Christian was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 25-7.
All Saints' Academy pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Keswick Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
All Saints' Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Keswick Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for All Saints' Academy, Isabel Brenes-Laroche (who had 14 digs and four aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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