The Brentwood Academy Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Pope John Paul II Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Brentwood Academy will be strutting in after a win while Pope John Paul II will be coming in after a loss.
Brentwood Academy will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Ensworth, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Brentwood Academy blew past Ensworth 3-0 on Wednesday.
A big factor in the win was Brentwood Academy's feisty defense: they held Ensworth to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-8.
Harper Broyles had an outrageously good game as she had 18 digs and six aces. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Brentwood Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pope John Paul II was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Father Ryan.
Pope John Paul II was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-7, 25-22.
Brentwood Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Pope John Paul II, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Everything went Brentwood Academy's way against Pope John Paul II in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Brentwood Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brentwood Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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