Volleyball Preview: Thunderbird Adventist Academy vs. Phoenix School of Academic Excellence
After both having extra time off, Thunderbird Adventist Academy and Phoenix School of Academic Excellence will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Thursday, Thunderbird Adventist Academy made easy work of Phoenix School of Academic Excellence and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thunderbird Adventist Academy.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Thunderbird Adventist Academy was: they took every set by at least 25 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Thunderbird Adventist Academy can attribute much of their success to AB Cordova, who had seven aces, and Emma Heisey, who had five aces. The dominant performance gave Heisey a new career-high in aces.
Thunderbird Adventist Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 34 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 21 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Thunderbird Adventist Academy's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Phoenix School of Academic Excellence, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.
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