Volleyball Recap: Falls Lake Firebirds vs. Wake Prep Academy Guardians
Falls Lake entered their tilt with Wake Prep Academy on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Wake Prep Academy Guardians as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Firebirds have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Guardians, too.
Falls Lake's got stronger as the match went on, holding Wake Prep Academy to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
Falls Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Wake Prep Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Haydin Maxwell and Kennedy Richmond. Maxwell had 12 digs and two aces, while Richmond had four digs and 15 assists. Richmond has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
Falls Lake's win was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for Wake Prep Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-11 record.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Falls Lake and Southside will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wake Prep Academy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Cape Hatteras at 6:00 p.m. Cape Hatteras will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Wake Prep Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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