The Beaufort Academy Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beaufort Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 12 straight defeats, while Andrew Jackson Academy will come in with three straight wins.
Beaufort Academy lost 3-0 to John Paul II last Monday.
While Beaufort Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into John Paul II's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Andrew Jackson Academy got the win against Dorchester Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Andrew Jackson Academy's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Dorchester Academy between 19 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-19, 25-21.
Andrew Jackson Academy found their leader in underclassman McKinnley Beard, who had 17 kills, five aces, and five aces. Beard is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 14 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Carrigg, who had a kill, a block, and a block.
Andrew Jackson Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine games.
Beaufort Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Andrew Jackson Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Beaufort Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Andrew Jackson Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Beaufort Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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