Austin Royals HomeSchool has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and Grace Academy will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Austin Royals HomeSchool lost 3-0 to Central Texas Christian on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-10, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Grace Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Grace Academy was: they took every set by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-6, 25-3.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grace Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ashley Clay, who had 14 aces and two kills. Those 14 aces gave Clay a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Grace Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 36 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games.
Austin Royals HomeSchool has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-19-2 record this season. As for Grace Academy, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Austin Royals HomeSchool came up short against Grace Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Austin Royals HomeSchool avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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