After starting their season with six straight games on the road, Burton Adventist Academy is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-courtthey go up against the Harvest Christian Academy Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Burton Adventist Academy will be strutting in after a win while Harvest Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Sunday, it was close, but Burton Adventist Academy sidestepped College View Academy for a 2-1 victory.
Burton Adventist Academy was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 28-26, 15-11.
Burton Adventist Academy can attribute much of their success to Layla Ofori, who had six digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Meanwhile, Harvest Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of First Baptist. While Harvest Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Harvest Christian Academy took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-18.
Burton Adventist Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Harvest Christian Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Burton Adventist Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Harvest Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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