Volleyball Preview: Mason Classical Academy Paladins vs. Marco Island Academy Rays
Mason Classical Academy is 0-10 against Marco Island Academy since September of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Mason Classical Academy Paladins will be playing at home against the Marco Island Academy Rays at 4:00 p.m. Mason Classical Academy will stroll in with a nine game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their August 28 matchup with Marco Island Academy.
Last Tuesday, Mason Classical Academy made easy work of Everglades City and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Marco Island Academy hadn't done well against Southwest Florida Christian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Monday. Marco Island Academy blew past Southwest Florida Christian 3-0.
Marco Island Academy's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Southwest Florida Christian between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-16.
Marco Island Academy relied on the efforts of Sophia Ogdin, who had 15 digs, and Cambree Grensing, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Grensing has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Friedhoff, who had five digs.
Marco Island Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest Florida Christian only served five.
Mason Classical Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Marco Island Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Mason Classical Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Marco Island Academy in their previous meeting back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ogdin, who had 18 digs and two aces. Now that Mason Classical Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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