Volleyball Preview: Carrollwood Day Patriots vs. Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars
The Carrollwood Day Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carrollwood Day is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Carrollwood Day is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Calvary Christian, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Carrollwood Day was ranked fifth). Carrollwood Day fell just short of Calvary Christian by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Patriots have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Carrollwood Day took Calvary Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Academy of the Holy Names unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell 2-0 to Berkeley Prep.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21.
Academy of the Holy Names' defeat came about despite a quality game from Rafaella Rodriguez, who had 11 digs.
Carrollwood Day's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Academy of the Holy Names, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Everything went Carrollwood Day's way against Academy of the Holy Names when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Carrollwood Day made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carrollwood Day 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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