Volleyball Preview: Avant Garde Academy Sharks vs. Chaminade-Madonna Lions
Avant Garde Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Chaminade-Madonna Lions will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Monday, Avant Garde Academy got the win against Varsity Opponent by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Avant Garde Academy was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-7, 25-9.
Gabriela Cedeno was a one-man wrecking crew for Avant Garde Academy as she had 17 aces, eight digs, and four kills. Those 17 aces gave Cedeno a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Oliveira, who had 11 aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Avant Garde Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 52 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Chaminade-Madonna had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Barracuda.
Chaminade-Madonna was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 19-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Chaminade-Madonna can attribute much of their success to Ava Garcia, who had 13 digs and three aces. Garcia is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Avant Garde Academy's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. As for Chaminade-Madonna, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Avant Garde Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Chaminade-Madonna in their previous matchup back in September of 2020. Can Avant Garde Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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