Magnolia Science Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Legacy College Prep Lions. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Magnolia Science Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 26-24.
Magnolia Science Academy had a senior duo take command as Berra Ozgun had ten kills and nine aces and Anel Garcia had 11 aces and three kills. With that strong performance, Ozgun is now averaging an impressive 5.3 kills per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Elvira Chavez, who had eight kills and two aces.
Magnolia Science Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 25 aces in six consecutive contests.
Magnolia Science Academy pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Legacy College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Magnolia Science Academy will host Bethel Baptist at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Legacy College Prep, they will square off against Eastside Christian on Wednesday. Legacy College Prep is facing Eastside Christian at the right time seeing as Eastside Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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