There's no place like home for Ascent Classical Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Nederland Panthers on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Guardians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ascent Classical Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-6, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Grace Gilmartin, who had seven digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Ascent Classical Academy 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 five aces in four consecutive matches.
Ascent Classical Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Nederland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ascent Classical Academy will challenge Aurora West College Prep Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Nederland, they will host Poudre Community Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Nederland is facing Poudre Community Academy at the right time seeing as Poudre Community Academy is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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