Academy of Science and Innovation is 9-1 against University since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Ravens dukes it out withthe University Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Academy of Science and Innovation will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
Academy of Science and Innovation is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Paul Catholic just ended the team's 14-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2. The Ravens haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Academy of Science and Innovation took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 24-26, 20-25, 25-19, 15-9.
Academy of Science and Innovation's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Patrina McHugh, who had eight digs, four kills, and two aces, and Nehae'Vah Armstrong, who had ten digs, five aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Armstrong has posted in her last seven matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Ramos, who had 11 digs.
Even though they lost, Academy of Science and Innovation was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 44 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, University came up short against Hartford Public on October 4th and fell 3-1.
Academy of Science and Innovation's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-2. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Academy of Science and Innovation came out on top in a nail-biter against University in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does Academy of Science and Innovation have another victory up their sleeve, or will University turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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