The Rocky Mount Academy Eagles will square off against the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Rocky Mount Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Kerr-Vance Academy, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Rocky Mount Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-6.
Rocky Mount Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Harrells Christian Academy entered their tilt with Greenfield on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Knights.
Harrells Christian Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-14.
Rocky Mount Academy pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Harrells Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Rocky Mount Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Harrells Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Rocky Mount Academy's way against Harrells Christian Academy when the teams last played back in August as Rocky Mount Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rocky Mount Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
