After both having extra time off, Dana Hall and the Austin Prep Cougars will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dana Hall will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Dana Hall didn't have quite enough to beat Noble & Greenough and fell 3-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Austin Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Phillips Academy by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Big Blue: they've now lost four in a row.
Austin Prep was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Phillips Academy work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-21, 27-25, 21-25, 15-9.
The losing side was boosted by Olivia McSorley, who had 14 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Austin Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in ten consecutive matches.
Dana Hall's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Austin Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Dana Hall came up short against Austin Prep when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Dana Hall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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