The University Prep Academy Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against The Nueva School Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
University Prep Academy lost 3-0 to Summit Shasta on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-6, 25-12.
Meanwhile, The Nueva School waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The Nueva School not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Pacific Bay Christian between 17 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18, 25-20.
The Nueva School's win came from a few key players University Prep Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Vivian Ma, who had ten assists and five kills. That's the most kills she has posted over her last six matchups. Another player making a difference was Zoe Chien, who had five aces.
The Nueva School was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
The victory got The Nueva School back to even at 7-7. As for University Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
University Prep Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against The Nueva School in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mavericks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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