The Cushman Cougars will face off against the Mater Bay Academy Rays at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Cushman narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past David Posnack Jewish Day 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (95-93) Cushman actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 12-25, 16-25, 15-8.
Among those leading the charge was Maya D'Ambra, who had 20 digs and a kill. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Cushman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 37 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mater Bay Academy came into Tuesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against International Studies on Tuesday as Mater Bay Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rays have posted since August 28th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 25-0, 25-21.
Cushman is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Mater Bay Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-13.
Cushman suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mater Bay Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Cushman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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