Prospect Ridge Academy has gone 7-1 against The Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Prospect Ridge Academy Miners will welcome The Academy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Prospect Ridge Academy is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Prospect Ridge Academy lost 3-0 to Stargate School on Friday.
While Prospect Ridge Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 25-14.
Meanwhile, The Academy got the win against Horizon on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-23.
The Academy relied on the efforts of Megan Duchlinski, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Jaelyn Farmer, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Duchlinski has posted since back in October of 2023.
Prospect Ridge Academy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for The Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Prospect Ridge Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like The Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Prospect Ridge Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over The Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Prospect Ridge Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will The Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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