Wonderful College Prep Academy hasn't had much luck against Orosi recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Wonderful College Prep Academy Wolves will challenge the Orosi Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Wonderful College Prep Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
On Thursday, Wonderful College Prep Academy beat Summit Charter Collegiate Academy 3-1.
Wonderful College Prep Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-23.
Daniela Marcias was her usual excellent self, getting 26 kills, nine digs, two aces, and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last 20 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucia Cota, who had 12 kills, 11 digs, and 11 digs.
Wonderful College Prep 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 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Orosi hadn't done well against Farmersville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Orosi put the hurt on Farmersville with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
One reason for the win was Orosi's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-19, 25-15.
Wonderful College Prep Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4-1. As for Orosi, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-14-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Wonderful College Prep Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 17.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Orosi struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wonderful College Prep Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Orosi in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Wonderful College Prep Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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