On Wednesday, the Mater Brickell Academy Bulls narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie 3-2.
Mater Brickell Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Hialeah Educational Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25, 15-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mater Brickell Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Juliette Cartaya, who had 12 digs. Cartaya is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Colomba Navarro, who had four digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mater Brickell Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 13.8.
Mater Brickell Academy now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Mater Brickell Academy and Sports Leadership & Management will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Brickell Academy is facing Sports Leadership & Management at the right time seeing as Sports Leadership & Management is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat vs. Archimedean on the 26th.
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