Norfolk Academy is 10-0 against Cape Henry Collegiate since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Norfolk Academy Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Norfolk Academy's way against Norfolk Collegiate as Norfolk Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
Norfolk Academy's got stronger as the match went on, holding Norfolk Collegiate to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-8.
Norfolk Academy can attribute much of their success to Peyton Mcgee, who hit 80% for 12 kills12 digs and three aces, and Bela Cancado, who had four digs and two aces. Mcgee is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 44 games she's played dating back to last season.
Norfolk 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 seven aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cape Henry Collegiate came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Cape Henry Collegiate got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 14-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-11.
Norfolk Academy pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Cape Henry Collegiate, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Norfolk Academy took their win against Cape Henry Collegiate in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Norfolk Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cape Henry Collegiate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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