The Wake Prep Academy Guardians will square off against the East Wake Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
East Wake Academy is hoping to do what Franklin Academy couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Wake Prep Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Wake Prep Academy was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Franklin Academy.
Wake Prep Academy never let Franklin Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, East Wake Academy made easy work of Raleigh Charter on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
East Wake Academy was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-18.
East Wake Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mallie Pearce out in front who had 18 kills, five digs, and four aces. Pearce is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Godwin, who had nine digs, four aces, and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: East Wake Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Wake Prep Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for East Wake Academy, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
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