Academy for Academic Excellence and University Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the University Prep Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Academy for Academic Excellence will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, everything went Academy for Academic Excellence's way against Academy of Careers & Exploration as Academy for Academic Excellence made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Academy for Academic Excellence took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-15, 25-9.
Academy for Academic Excellence's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colbie Tworek, who had six aces. Tworek is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brin Bryant, who had eight kills, two aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Academy for Academic Excellence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, University Prep came up short against Frazier Mountain on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19.
Academy for Academic Excellence's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for University Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6-2.
Everything went Academy for Academic Excellence's way against University Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Academy for Academic Excellence made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Academy for Academic Excellence repeat their success, or does University Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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