On Monday Episcopal will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Potomac School Panthers at 8:20 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Episcopal is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Holton-Arms, who was ranked 13th at the time (Episcopal was ranked fifth). Episcopal walked away with a 3-1 victory over Holton-Arms on Thursday.
Episcopal 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 24-26, 26-24, 25-15, 25-19.
Episcopal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Potomac School entered their tilt with Virginia Academy on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Patriots.
While Potomac School won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12, 25-12.
Episcopal's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Potomac School, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Episcopal might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Potomac School when the teams last played on October 1st. Can Episcopal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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