Volleyball Preview: Mater Bay Academy Rays vs. Cushman Cougars
The Mater Bay Academy Rays will take on the Cushman Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mater Bay Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Mater Bay Academy finally turned things around against International Studies on Tuesday. They blew past International Studies 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rays have posted since August 28th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-0, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Cushman narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past David Posnack Jewish Day 3-2.
Cushman was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (95-93), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 12-25, 16-25, 15-8.
Among those leading the charge was Maya D'Ambra, who had 20 digs and a kill. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Cushman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 37 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Mater Bay Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-13. As for Cushman, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Mater Bay Academy took their win against Cushman in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Mater Bay Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cushman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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