Volleyball Preview: Boca Raton Bobcats vs. King's Academy Lions
The Boca Raton Bobcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the King's Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m.
Boca Raton is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Westminster Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. The shutout was out of character for the Bobcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, King's Academy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Chiefs by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-12, 24-26, 25-11.
Alanis Molina and Sidney Saltalamacchia were among the main playmakers for King's Academy as the former had 16 digs and the latter had seven aces. The dominant performance gave Saltalamacchia a new career-high in aces.
King's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive contests.
Boca Raton's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for King's Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Boca Raton took their victory against King's Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boca Raton since the squad 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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