The Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Cross Stingrays at 6:00 p.m.
Andrew Jackson Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Thomas Heyward Academy just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 3-2.
Andrew Jackson Academy took Thomas Heyward Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-10, 25-16, 19-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Andrew Jackson Academy got top-tier performance from McKinnley Beard, who had 18 kills, three digs, and a block. Beard has been hot recently, having posted six or more kills the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryleigh Trivette, who had seven blocks and four digs.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Andrew Jackson Academy kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 6.2.
Meanwhile, Cross entered their tilt with Coastal HomeSchool on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Hurricanes as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-15, 29-27, 25-11.
Andrew Jackson Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4-1. As for Cross, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-11-1.
Andrew Jackson Academy took their victory against Cross when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Andrew Jackson 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.
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