Volleyball Recap: Irvington Preparatory Academy vs. Morristown Yellow Jackets
Irvington Preparatory Academy suffered their biggest defeat since September 11th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Morristown Yellow Jackets. Irvington Preparatory Academy has struggled against Morristown recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
While Irvington Preparatory Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Morristown's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-15.
Even though they lost, Irvington Preparatory Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
The loss snapped Irvington Preparatory Academy's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-10 record. As for Morristown, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Irvington Preparatory Academy will challenge Indianapolis Arsenal Technical at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical is coming into the match with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Irvington Preparatory Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Morristown, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Knightstown at 6:00 p.m. Morristown is facing Knightstown at the right time seeing as Knightstown is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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