There's no place like home for Doral Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Southwest Eagles out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Firebirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Doral Academy took Southwest into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Leading Doral Academy to victory were Isabel Aponte and Daniela Aguilar. Aponte had four aces and three digs, while Aguilar had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Aguilar has posted since two weeks ago.
Doral 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 six aces in ten consecutive contests.
Southwest lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nohelia Lacayo, who had 23 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Isabela Perez, who had 11 digs and four aces.
Doral Academy pushed their record up to 4-6 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southwest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Doral Academy will host Westminster Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southwest, they will face off against Coral Gables at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Coral Gables will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Southwest surely won't give up without a fight.
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