Avant Garde Academy has gone 4-0 against Franklin Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Avant Garde Academy Sharks will head out to challenge the Franklin Academy Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Avant Garde Academy will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Avant Garde Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over South Florida HEAT, taking the game 3-1.
Avant Garde Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-17.
Agustina Rosa was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tomiris Turabayeva, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy came up short against Don Soffer Aventura on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Barracuda: they've now lost eight in a row.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-27, 25-22, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Franklin Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Avant Garde Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Franklin Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Avant Garde Academy took their win against Franklin Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avant Garde Academy since the team 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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