After three games on the road, Big Bear is heading back home. They will host the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Big Bear is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering University Prep just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Academy for Academic Excellence made easy work of University Prep on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Academy for Academic Excellence was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23, 26-24.
Academy for Academic Excellence can attribute much of their success to Kasandra Duran, who had ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Academy for Academic Excellence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 14.
Big Bear's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Big Bear might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Academy for Academic Excellence in their previous meeting on September 3rd. Will Big Bear have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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