The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will head out to face off against the Big Bear Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Academy for Academic Excellence will be strutting in after a win while Big Bear will be coming in after a loss.
Academy for Academic Excellence took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on University Prep with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Academy for Academic Excellence walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-12, 25-23, 26-24.
Academy for Academic Excellence can attribute much of their success to Kasandra Duran, who had ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Academy for Academic Excellence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 14.
Meanwhile, Big Bear unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against University Prep, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-17.
Academy for Academic Excellence pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Big Bear, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Academy for Academic Excellence took their win against Big Bear in their previous matchup on September 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Academy for Academic Excellence 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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