Volleyball Recap: Mckeel Academy Now 9-3 over Last 12 Games + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2025, 5:41am

Volleyball Recap: McKeel Academy Wildcats vs. Santa Fe Catholic Hawks

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the FL High School Athletic Assn. (FHSAA) & Santa Fe Catholic High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous Games

10/07/25 - Away3-0 W
09/04/25 - Home3-0 W
10/03/23 - Home3-0 W
08/22/23 - Away3-0 W
09/24/22 - Neutral2-0 W
+ 5 more games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Winter Haven, McKeel Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They blew past the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks 3-0. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in September.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-14.

Leading McKeel Academy to victory were Kenza Benchikh and Nikole Gillingham. Benchikh had three digs and three aces, while Gillingham had five digs. That's the most aces Benchikh has posted since back in September.

They weren't the only good servers: McKeel Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Fe Catholic only served one.

Santa Fe Catholic lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was AJAYIA HODGES, who had 12 digs and six kills. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in each of the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was PAYTEN DONNELLY, who had 18 digs.

McKeel Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they now have a losing record of 10-11.

McKeel Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Auburndale on the 9th. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Seffner Christian on the 9th.

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