Academy for Academic Excellence has gone 9-1 against Academy of Careers & Exploration recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Academy for Academic Excellence didn't have quite enough to beat Excelsior Charter and fell 3-2.
Academy for Academic Excellence actually scored more points across those five sets (111-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 17-25, 17-25, 19-17.
Despite the loss, Academy for Academic Excellence had strong showings from Kasandra Duran, who had 14 digs, four kills, and two aces, and Brianna Vasquez, who had 25 digs.
Meanwhile, Academy of Careers & Exploration was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They came up short against Big Bear, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-8, 25-10.
Academy for Academic Excellence's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Academy of Careers & Exploration, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-18.
Academy for Academic Excellence took their victory against Academy of Careers & Exploration when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Academy for Academic Excellence since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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