It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Seattle Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Garfield Bulldogs 3-0. The Cardinals not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since October 24, 2024 (when they won 3-0).
Seattle Academy never let Garfield on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-22, 25-9.
Maxine Truong
| 11/04/25 vs Garfield | 5 |
| 10/15/25 vs Eastside Catholic | 7 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Seattle Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maxine Truong, who had eight digs and five aces. That's the most aces Truong has posted over her last two contests. Gabriela Bunin was another key player, getting 11 digs and two assists.
They weren't the only good servers: Seattle Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Seattle Academy's victory ended a five-match drought at home and bumped them up to 4-19. As for Garfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5.
Seattle Academy has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Lakeside on the 4th. Garfield has also already played their next contest (against Eastside Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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