After both having extra time off, the Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties and the Gann Academy Red Heifers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount St. Charles Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
While Mount St. Charles Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Portsmouth Abbey on Wednesday as Mount St. Charles Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Mount St. Charles Academy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-15.
Mount St. Charles Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sophia Baeta, who had seven digs and five aces. Baeta is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served four or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Chloe Marcotte was another key player, getting 18 assists.
Mount St. Charles Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Gann Academy had to kick off their season on the road back in September, but they showed no ill effects. They put the hurt on Cambridge with a sharp 3-0 win.
Gann Academy's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Cambridge between 14 and 16 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15, 25-16.
Mount St. Charles Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Gann Academy, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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