The Millbrook Blazers will challenge the Mount Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Millbrook won the last time they faced Pine Plains and Cc Grey did her part to make sure it happened again. Millbrook walked away with a 3-1 victory over Pine Plains on Thursday thanks in part to Grey, who had ten digs and seven aces. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last three times she's played.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 16-25, 25-13, 25-11.
Millbrook was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mount Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against Burke Catholic on Thursday as Mount Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won three matchups in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mount Academy was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-12.
Jahyeon ( PJ) Lee went supernova for Mount Academy, getting eight aces and seven digs. The dominant performance gave Lee a new career-high in aces.
Millbrook's record is now 10-20-6. As for Mount Academy, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 31-5-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Millbrook has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Mount Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Millbrook suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mount Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Millbrook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
