Draper APA and Waterford are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Draper APA got the win against American Leadership Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Draper APA took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-10.
Draper APA was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American Leadership Academy only served four.
Meanwhile, Waterford came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a set and slipped past American Heritage 3-2.
Waterford was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-101), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12.
Draper APA is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Waterford, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
Draper APA took their victory against Waterford in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Draper APA since the team 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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