Gompers Prep Academy is 0-4 against Mountain Empire since October of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Gompers Prep Academy Eagles will square off against the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Gompers Prep Academy is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Preuss UCSD by a score of 3-2.
Gompers Prep Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Preuss UCSD into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 23-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-2, 25-2, 2-25, 2-25, 25-2.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire didn't have quite enough to beat The Cambridge School on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mountain Empire sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 27-25, 22-25, 25-20, 12-25, 17-15.
Mountain Empire's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Breeza Valdez, who had nine digs and two aces, and Rowan Smith, who had 30 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Smith has posted in her last four matchups.
Even though they lost, Mountain Empire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Gompers Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Mountain Empire, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-8 record this season.
Gompers Prep Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain Empire in their previous matchup back in September. Can Gompers Prep Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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