The Seattle Academy Cardinals will face off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Seattle Academy's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Garfield has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Seattle Academy made easy work of Rainier Beach and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Seattle Academy might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Rainier Beach scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-2, 25-15, 25-16.
Seattle Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maeve Campbell, who had five aces and a block. The dominant performance gave Campbell a new career-high in aces.
Seattle Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Garfield lost 3-0 to Nathan Hale on Tuesday.
Seattle Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Garfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Seattle Academy beat Garfield 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will Seattle Academy repeat their success, or does Garfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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