Kirby Prep has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Oakwood Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with 13 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Kirby Prep finally turned things around against Monterey Bay Academy last Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Monterey Bay Academy 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Kirby Prep who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 11-25, 25-23, 21-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Oakwood waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past Monterey Bay Academy 3-2.
Oakwood wouldn't go down easily and took Monterey Bay Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-11, 25-15, 21-25, 15-11.
Oakwood's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Isabelle Anderson, who had seven aces, six kills, six digs, and a block. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nalani Goulart, who had 21 digs and seven aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Oakwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matchups.
Kirby Prep's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Oakwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Kirby Prep came up short against Oakwood in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Kirby Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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