Volleyball Preview: McKeel Academy Wildcats vs. Lake Gibson Braves
The McKeel Academy Wildcats will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Lake Gibson Braves at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went McKeel Academy's way against Victory Christian Academy as McKeel Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: McKeel Academy took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Lake Gibson entered their tilt with Lakeland on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Dreadnaughts 3-0.
While Lake Gibson won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 28-26, 25-6.
Lake Gibson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
McKeel Academy pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Lake Gibson, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
McKeel Academy took their win against Lake Gibson when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKeel Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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