Bartow and All Saints' Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Bartow Yellow Jackets will face off against the All Saints' Academy Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bartow is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Bartow came up short against McKeel Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-22.
Meanwhile, All Saints' Academy got the win against North Tampa Christian Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
All Saints' Academy never let North Tampa Christian Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-20, 25-23.
All Saints' 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 five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Bartow's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for All Saints' Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Bartow has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like All Saints' Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bartow came up short against All Saints' Academy when the teams last played last Friday, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of All Saints' Academy's Aniyah Sanchez, who had 19 digs and four aces. Now that Bartow knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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