After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Buckingham Browne & Nichols, Austin Prep was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Cushing Academy Penguins as the Austin Prep Cougars made off with a 3-0 victory. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
While Austin Prep won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-8, 26-24, 25-17.
Austin Prep can attribute much of their success to Olivia McSorley, who had 12 digs.
Austin Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matchups.
Austin Prep's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Cushing Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 12 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
Austin Prep will challenge Portsmouth Abbey at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Cushing Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Pomfret School at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cushing Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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