Volleyball Preview: Academy at Palumbo Griffin vs. Lower Merion Aces
The Academy at Palumbo Griffin will venture away from home to challenge the Lower Merion Aces at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Lower Merion is hoping to do what MAST Community Charter couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Academy at Palumbo's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Academy at Palumbo's way against MAST Community Charter as Academy at Palumbo made off with a 3-0 victory.
Academy at Palumbo was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Rania Raksawardana, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Academy at Palumbo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lower Merion, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past Upper Darby 3-0 on Monday.
Lower Merion's got stronger as the match went on, holding Upper Darby to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-11.
Academy at Palumbo pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lower Merion, their record is now 8-12-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Academy at Palumbo has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 18.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Lower Merion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Academy at Palumbo might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Lower Merion when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Academy at Palumbo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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