Volleyball Preview: Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS vs. Carver High School of Engineering & Science
The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS will head out to challenge Carver High School of Engineering & Science at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush was able to grind out a solid win over Science Leadership Academy, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the KNIGHTS.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-11, 23-25, 25-20.
Daiana Kovalchuk and Jhenna Rizq were among the main playmakers for Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush as the former had nine kills, three blocks, and three aces and the latter had five kills, five blocks, and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Kovalchuk now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayne Meller, who had five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Carver High School of Engineering & Science, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Parkway Center City on Thursday as Carver High School of Engineering & Science made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Carver High School of Engineering & Science was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-10, 25-15.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Carver High School of Engineering & Science, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush came up short against Carver High School of Engineering & Science in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, falling 3-1. Can Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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