Magnolia Science Academy entered their tilt with Bethel Baptist on Wednesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They beat the Bethel Baptist Warriors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1. For the Pirates, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-18, 24-26, 25-14.
Magnolia Science Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Berra Ozgun led the charge by getting ten aces and nine kills. Ozgun is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Anel Garcia, who had ten aces, four digs, and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Magnolia Science Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 25 aces in seven consecutive contests.
Magnolia Science Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Bethel Baptist, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Magnolia Science Academy and Avalon are set to duel on Friday. After both having extra time off, Bethel Baptist and Eastside Christian will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bethel Baptist is facing Eastside Christian at the right time seeing as Eastside Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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