Volleyball Preview: East Wake Academy Eagles vs. Wake Prep Academy Guardians
East Wake Academy is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Wake Prep Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Wake Academy Eagles will host the Wake Prep Academy Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, East Wake Academy got the win against Franklin Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 25-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Wake Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mallie Pearce, who had 16 kills, six digs, and four aces. Pearce is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Riley Godwin, who had 15 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: East Wake Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin Academy only served three.
Meanwhile, Wake Prep Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Research Triangle on Thursday.
Wake Prep Academy was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13.
East Wake Academy's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Wake Prep Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: East Wake Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Wake Prep Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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