Volleyball Recap: The King's Academy Knights vs. Cristo Rey Atlanta
The King's Academy posted their biggest win since August 30th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Cristo Rey Atlanta as The King's Academy Knights made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant The King's Academy was: they took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-8, 25-6.
The King's Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hailey Landrum, who had 11 aces. The dominant performance gave Landrum a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Holly Beavers, who had seven aces and 16 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: The King's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 35 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive games.
The King's Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Cristo Rey Atlanta, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. The King's Academy will venture away from home to challenge Fulton Science Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cristo Rey Atlanta, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Mays at 5:30 p.m. Cristo Rey Atlanta is facing Mays at the right time seeing as Mays is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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