Air Academy is 2-8 against Palmer Ridge since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Air Academy Kadets will challenge the Palmer Ridge Bears at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Air Academy is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Discovery Canyon by a score of 3-2. While the Kadets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Thunder 25-8 in the first set.
Air Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (106-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge came up short against Lutheran on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 29-27 in the first set.
Palmer Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 25-9.
Air Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Palmer Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Air Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Palmer Ridge when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Air Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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