The Pioneer Charter School of Science II Pirates will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Salem Academy Charter Navigator, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Pioneer Charter School of Science II beat Prospect Hill Academy 3-1.
Pioneer Charter School of Science II 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 25-27, 25-23, 25-18, 25-7.
Maria Silva was a one-man wrecking crew for Pioneer Charter School of Science II as she had 12 aces and five kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Khuon, who had three digs, three aces, and a kill.
Meanwhile, Salem Academy Charter posted their biggest victory since October 12, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Boston Collegiate as Salem Academy Charter made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Navigator.
Salem Academy Charter never let Boston Collegiate on the board, but things got pretty close in the 0th set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-15, 26-16.
Salem Academy Charter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Giada Fruggiero, who hit 100% for six killssix aces and five digs, and Isabella Chesini, who had 11 digs. The dominant performance gave Fruggiero a new career-high in aces.
Salem Academy Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Pioneer Charter School of Science II's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Salem Academy Charter, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Pioneer Charter School of Science II has serving mastered this season, having averaged 25.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Salem Academy Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pioneer Charter School of Science II took their victory against Salem Academy Charter in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Pioneer Charter School of Science II have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salem Academy Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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