Marco Island Academy has gone 10-0 against Mason Classical Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Marco Island Academy Rays are taking a road trip to square off against the Mason Classical Academy Paladins at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Marco Island Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Southwest Florida Christian.
Marco Island Academy's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Southwest Florida Christian between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-15, 25-16.
Sophia Ogdin and Cambree Grensing were among the main playmakers for Marco Island Academy as the former had 15 digs and the latter had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Grensing has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Friedhoff, who had five digs.
Marco Island Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest Florida Christian only served five.
Meanwhile, Mason Classical Academy had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Gators with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-22, 25-22.
Marco Island Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Mason Classical Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Marco Island Academy took their victory against Mason Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marco Island Academy 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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