New York School for the Deaf waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Lions. The Golden Tornadoes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New York School for the Deaf took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14.
Crystal Pon had a dynamite game for New York School for the Deaf, getting 12 aces, nine kills, and seven digs. Pon is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served eight or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristy Agustin, who had 11 aces.
She wasn't the only good server: New York School for the Deaf was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in 12 consecutive games.
New York School for the Deaf has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-9-1.
New York School for the Deaf has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Rochester School for the Deaf on the 19th. As for Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Neighborhood Academy at 4:00 p.m. Neighborhood Academy is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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