The Wilcox RVT Wildcats will head out to square off against the Academy of Science and Innovation Ravens at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Wilcox RVT sitting on four straight wins and Academy of Science and Innovation on 12.
Last Tuesday, everything went Wilcox RVT's way against Vinal RVT as Wilcox RVT made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Wilcox RVT won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-7, 25-21.
Wilcox RVT was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 32 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Academy of Science and Innovation took on Hartford Public on Thursday. Academy of Science and Innovation had just enough and edged Hartford Public out 3-2.
Academy of Science and Innovation wouldn't go down easily and took Hartford Public into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10.
Academy of Science and Innovation had a senior duo take command as Patrina McHugh had a kill and 27 assists and Madison Ramos had 16 digs and two aces. Ramos is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Wilcox RVT is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Academy of Science and Innovation, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Wilcox RVT has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 19.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Academy of Science and Innovation struggles in that department as they've been averaging 19.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wilcox RVT came up short against Academy of Science and Innovation when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Wilcox RVT avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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