Volleyball Preview: King's Academy Lions vs. Boca Raton Bobcats
King's Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Boca Raton is on a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The King's Academy Lions will welcome the Boca Raton Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Boca Raton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on King's Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, King's Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Cardinal Gibbons, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-12, 24-26, 25-11.
King's Academy can attribute much of their success to Alanis Molina, who had 16 digs, and Sidney Saltalamacchia, who had seven aces. The dominant performance gave Saltalamacchia a new career-high in aces.
King's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Boca Raton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to Westminster Academy. The shutout was out of character for the Bobcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
King's Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Boca Raton, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
King's Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Boca Raton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will King's Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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