With a playoff game on the line, Wylie Prep Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Abilene Christian Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots who have now won 13 contests in a row.
Wylie Prep Academy not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Abilene Christian between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-15.
Wylie Prep Academy can attribute much of their success to Summer Van Meerveld, who hit 70% for seven kills and eight digs, four aces, and a block. Van Meerveld has been hot for a while, having also posted 20 or more assists the last 13 times she's played.
Wylie Prep Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 20 consecutive matches.
Wylie Prep Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Abilene Christian, they moved to 22-17 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Wylie Prep Academy will take on Calvary Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wylie Prep Academy is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. Abilene Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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