Volleyball Preview: Starkville Academy Volunteers vs. Winston Academy Patriots
The Starkville Academy Volunteers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Winston Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Starkville Academy came up short against Lamar on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-4, 25-5.
Meanwhile, everything went Winston Academy's way against Simpson Academy on Tuesday as Winston Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Winston Academy never let Simpson Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 25-19.
Winston Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maggie Burns led the charge by getting two aces and 16 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Winston Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive games.
Starkville Academy dropped their record down to 0-14 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Winston Academy, their record is now 9-11.
Starkville Academy came up short against Winston Academy in their previous meeting last Saturday, falling 2-0. Can Starkville Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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