Canton hasn't had much luck against Sports & Medical Sciences Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Canton Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Sports & Medical Sciences Academy Tigers at 5:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Canton got the win against Hall by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Canton never let Hall on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Sports & Medical Sciences Academy beat East Granby 3-1 on Tuesday.
Sports & Medical Sciences Academy 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 24-26, 25-19, 25-18, 25-10.
Sports & Medical Sciences Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Canton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Sports & Medical Sciences Academy, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-8.
Everything went Canton's way against Sports & Medical Sciences Academy in their previous meeting back in September, as Canton made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canton since the squad 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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