Volleyball Recap: Hialeah Educational Academy Takes a Loss

Hialeah Educational Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Mater Academy Charter Lions, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in March.

The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-21.

Kenny Beltran paced Hialeah Educational Academy's offense, picking up three kills. Beltran also shared the team's lead in assists with Yan Roberto Barcelo: they picked up four each. Barcelo was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.

Carlos Verde had another great game (as he tends to do), getting 22 digs and two aces for Mater Academy Charter. That's the most aces Verde has posted since back in March. Emmanuel Cruz also deserves some recognition as he served his first aces of the season.

Hialeah Educational Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Mater Academy Charter, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

Hialeah Educational Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Goleman on the 3rd. As for Mater Academy Charter, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Monsignor Pace on the 3rd.