After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy, Academy for Academic Excellence was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the University Prep Jaguars with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Academy for Academic Excellence was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough University Prep squad. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-23, 26-24.
Academy for Academic Excellence can attribute much of their success to Kasandra Duran, who had ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Academy for Academic Excellence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 14.
Academy for Academic Excellence's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for University Prep, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Big Bear the next time they take the court. University Prep will host Big Bear at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Academy for Academic Excellence will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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