Volleyball Game Preview: Crooms Academy Panthers vs. Trinity Prep Saints

The Crooms Academy Panthers will take on the Trinity Prep Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Crooms Academy took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Edgewater, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers won by a set and slipped past the Eagles 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since March 25th.

Crooms Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-17, 15-12.

Meanwhile, Trinity Prep earned a 3-1 victory over Orlando Science on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.

Trinity Prep walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17.

Trinity Prep's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Crooms Academy, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13.

Crooms Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Trinity Prep in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.