The Rock Academy Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Escondido Adventist Academy Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rock Academy will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
Rock Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Calvin Christian.
One reason for the win was Rock Academy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-12, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rock Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Martha Mulumbilwa, who had seven kills, six aces, and a block. That's the most aces Mulumbilwa has posted since back in October. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Duhs, who had two aces and 30 assists.
Rock Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Escondido Adventist Academy was able to grind out a solid win over West Shores on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Escondido Adventist Academy was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-10, 25-19.
Escondido Adventist Academy relied on the efforts of Sophia Soto, who had 25 digs and eight aces, and Lovely Afa'Ese, who had seven digs, six kills, two blocks, and two aces. Soto has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Rock Academy's record is now 21-1. As for Escondido Adventist Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Rock Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Escondido Adventist Academy in their previous matchup back in October, winning 3-1. Does Rock Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Escondido Adventist Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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