The Colleton Prep Academy War Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Colleton Prep Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight defeats, while Andrew Jackson Academy will come in with four straight victories.
On Tuesday, Colleton Prep Academy came up short against Patrick Henry Academy and fell 3-1. While the War Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 25-16 in the first set.
Colleton Prep Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-18.
Branchville came into Monday's contest looking for another win against Andrew Jackson Academy, but McKinnley Beard wouldn't allow it. The Warriors narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Yellow Jackets 3-2 for which the team can thank Beard, who had 25 kills, eight digs, four blocks, and four aces. She has been hot, having posted five or more kills the last eight times she's played.
Andrew Jackson Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-11.
Andrew Jackson Academy's win came from a few key players Colleton Prep Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bella Carrigg, who had 31 assists and five digs. That's the most digs she has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ginny Ott, who had 18 digs and two assists.
Andrew Jackson Academy's record is now 24-7. As for Colleton Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16-1.
Colleton Prep Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Andrew Jackson Academy in their previous meeting last Monday. Can the War Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
