The Northland Prep Academy Spartans will challenge the Round Valley Elks at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Round Valley is hoping to do what Greyhills Academy couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Northland Prep Academy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Northland Prep Academy blew past Greyhills Academy 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Northland Prep Academy took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-5, 25-9.
Northland Prep Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Round Valley's way against Many Farms on Thursday as Round Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Elks.
One reason for the win was Round Valley's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-9.
Northland Prep Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Round Valley, they pushed their record up to 18-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Northland Prep Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Round Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Northland Prep Academy's way against Round Valley in their previous matchup back in October, as Northland Prep Academy made off with a 3-0 win. Does Northland Prep Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Round Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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