After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Masterman, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Creative & Performing Arts PEGASUS as the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS made off with a 3-0 win. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the KNIGHTS yet this season.
The final score came out to 26-24, 27-25, 25-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jhenna Rizq, who had six blocks, five kills, and four aces. Rizq is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now got two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Daiana Kovalchuk, who had six blocks, five kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush pushed their record up to 4-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Creative & Performing Arts, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush will head out to take on Science Leadership Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush is facing Science Leadership Academy at the right time seeing as Science Leadership Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Creative & Performing Arts, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Franklin Towne at 3:15 p.m.
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