The Winston Academy Patriots will take on the Starkville Academy Volunteers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Winston Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Starkville Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, everything went Winston Academy's way against Simpson Academy as Winston Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Winston Academy never let Simpson Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 25-19.
Winston Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maggie Burns, who had two aces and 16 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Winston Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Starkville Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Lamar.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-4, 25-5.
Winston Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Starkville Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Winston Academy beat Starkville Academy 2-0 in their previous matchup last Saturday. Will Winston Academy repeat their success, or does Starkville Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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