After having lost a blowout in their previous game against San Diego Jewish Academy, Escondido Adventist Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Guajome Park Academy Frogs with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hawks also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Escondido Adventist Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-15.
Escondido Adventist Academy found their leader in underclassman Lovely Afa'Ese, who had 11 aces, five kills, and 19 assists. The dominant performance gave Afa'Ese a new career-high in aces.
Escondido Adventist Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 12.
Escondido Adventist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Guajome Park Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Calvin Christian the next time they take the court. Guajome Park Academy will host Calvin Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Escondido Adventist Academy will host them at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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