It was a proper cat-fight when King's Academy faced off against Pine Crest on Thursday. The Lions walked away with a 3-1 win over the Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
King's Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 29-27, 25-22.
Mikayla Matuszko paced King's Academy's offense, picking up 22 kills. Matuszko got some help from Hunter Saltalamacchia and her 20 assists. Matuszko was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
When it comes to explaining why Pine Crest lost, don't look at Kaylee Foreman. Despite the final result, she had 24 digs and five assists. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Florian, who had ten digs and two aces.
King's Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Pine Crest, their loss ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.
As of now, neither King's Academy nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.
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