The Calera Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Calera is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Benjamin Russell 3-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Academy had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Montgomery Academy took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-6, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Emmy Sorrell, who had six digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Montgomery Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 39%.
Calera's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Montgomery Academy, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 49-3.
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