If Avant Garde Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Franklin Academy on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Avant Garde Academy Sharks took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Everglades Gators on Saturday. The shutout was out of character for the Sharks seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-12.
Avant Garde Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gabriela Cedeno, who had 11 digs and six kills. Cedeno is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole Abreu-Huertas, who had nine digs, four kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Avant Garde Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 11 consecutive games.
The loss snapped Avant Garde Academy's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-4 record. As for Everglades, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing American Heritage the next time they take the court. Avant Garde Academy will head out to face American Heritage at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Everglades will play them later in the day, at 8:00 a.m.
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