Kenston Forest has gone 10-0 against Amelia Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Kenston Forest Kavaliers will welcome the Amelia Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kenston Forest has three straight victories, Amelia Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Kenston Forest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Southampton Academy.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Kenston Forest who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 9-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-6.
Kenston Forest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 20 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Amelia Academy and Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot met for a duel on Tuesday where Amelia Academy couldn't get it done. Amelia Academy came up short against Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot, falling 3-0.
Amelia Academy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-8, 25-22.
Amelia Academy's loss came about despite a quality game from Macy Barnard, who had five aces and a kill.
Kenston Forest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Amelia Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Kenston Forest has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Amelia Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kenston Forest took their victory against Amelia Academy in their previous matchup on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. Does Kenston Forest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Amelia Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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