Legacy is 9-0 against Doral Academy Red Rock since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 8:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Legacy comes in on three and Doral Academy Red Rock on five.
Legacy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Cimarron-Memorial.
Legacy wouldn't go down easily and took Cimarron-Memorial into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 14-25, 15-12.
Legacy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Doral Academy Red Rock hadn't done well against Spring Valley recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Wednesday. Doral Academy Red Rock narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Spring Valley 3-2.
Doral Academy Red Rock was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 17-25, 11-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Doral Academy Red Rock is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Legacy, they now have a winning record of 18-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Legacy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Doral Academy Red Rock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Legacy's way against Doral Academy Red Rock in their previous matchup back in October, as Legacy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legacy 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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