King's Academy has gone 10-0 against Pinewood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The King's Academy Knights will look to defend their home court against the Pinewood Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
King's Academy lost 3-0 to Crystal Springs Uplands on Thursday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While King's Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-21.
Despite the loss, King's Academy saw an underclassman step up: Micaela Wu had three digs.
Meanwhile, Pinewood lost 3-0 to Castilleja on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Pinewood was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-16.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Annabelle E, who had ten kills and ten digs. She has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mailey W, who had 12 kills, nine digs, and a block.
King's Academy now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Pinewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: King's Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Pinewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
King's Academy took their victory against Pinewood in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will King's Academy repeat their success, or does Pinewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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