Volleyball Preview: Calvary Academy Lions vs. Wylie Prep Academy Patriots
The Calvary Academy Lions will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Wylie Prep Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Back in October, Calvary Academy got the win against Fellowship Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-7, 25-13.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Wylie Prep Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Panthers. The Patriots are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 13 straight.
Wylie Prep Academy not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Abilene Christian between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Summer Van Meerveld, who hit 70% for seven kills and eight digs, four aces, and a block. The last time her hitting percentage was this high was in her last seven games.
Wylie Prep Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 20 consecutive matches.
Wylie Prep Academy's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-4. As for Calvary Academy, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Calvary Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Wylie Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in September. Can Calvary Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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