Volleyball Preview: Patriot Prep Academy Eagles vs. Columbus Torah Academy Lions
Patriot Prep Academy is 5-0 against Columbus Torah Academy since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Patriot Prep Academy Eagles will welcome the Columbus Torah Academy Lions at 5:30 p.m. Patriot Prep Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight losses, while Columbus Torah Academy will come in with four straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Patriot Prep Academy came up short against Ohio School for the Deaf and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 17-25, 28-26.
Despite their defeat, Patriot Prep Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Brielle Sanders, who had five aces and a block, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Sanders a new career-high in aces. Ashley Villanueva Mojica was another key player, getting five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Patriot Prep Academy 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 eight aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Columbus Torah Academy's way against Foxfire on Monday as Columbus Torah Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
While Columbus Torah Academy might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Foxfire scored at least points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11, 25-16.
Columbus Torah Academy found their leader in underclassman Mia Mastracci, who had eight aces. Those eight aces set a new season-high mark for her.
Patriot Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Columbus Torah Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Patriot Prep Academy's way against Columbus Torah Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Patriot Prep Academy made off with a 3-0 win. Does Patriot Prep Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus Torah Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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