Hampton Roads Academy hasn't had much luck against Norfolk Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Hampton Roads Academy Navigators will take on the Norfolk Academy Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
Hampton Roads Academy is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Norfolk Christian.
While Hampton Roads Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 27-25, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Academy made easy work of Cape Henry Collegiate on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Norfolk Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-14.
Norfolk Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bela Cancado, who had 15 digs and three aces, and Michaela Betancourt, who had eight digs and two aces.
Norfolk Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Hampton Roads Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Norfolk Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Hampton Roads Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Norfolk Academy in their previous meeting on October 8th. Can Hampton Roads Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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