The St. Mary's Academy Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against The Academy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Friday, St. Mary's Academy came up short against Colorado Academy and fell 3-1. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-16 in the first set.
St. Mary's Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, The Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Pumas 3-2.
The Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Peak to Peak into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-19, 16-25, 26-24, 15-9.
The Academy found their leader in underclassman Megan Duchlinski, who had nine digs and two aces.
The Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Mary's Academy and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for The Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
St. Mary's Academy was able to grind out a solid win over The Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will St. Mary's Academy repeat their success, or does The Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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