For the first time this season, Animo Watts will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Wednesday. They will challenge the WISH Academy Owls at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Animo Watts has four straight victories, WISH Academy has 22 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Animo Watts proved they can win big on Monday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Animo South Los Angeles.
Animo Watts took Animo South Los Angeles into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 19-25, 24-26, 16-14.
Meanwhile, WISH Academy didn't have quite enough to beat University Pathways Public Service Academy on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Owls didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Change Agents 25-21 in the first set.
WISH Academy wouldn't go down easily and took University Pathways Public Service Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 16-25, 15-9.
Animo Watts pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for WISH Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Animo Watts took their win against WISH Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Animo Watts since the team 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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