The Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights and the Amelia Academy Patriots are set to duel on Tuesday. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 13th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Grace Christian School. The shutout was out of character for the Knights seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Grace Christian School scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Amelia Academy lost 3-0 to Southampton Academy on Thursday. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Southampton Academy scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-20.
Amelia Academy might have lost, but man, Macy Barnard was a machine: she had eight aces and three kills.
They weren't the only good server: Amelia 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 eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10. As for Amelia Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot's way against Amelia Academy when the teams last played back in September, as Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot since the team 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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