Empire had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on the Andrada Polytechnic Mavericks with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Empire took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-5, 25-10.
Empire can attribute much of their success to Madison Gardner, who had 14 aces, two kills, and two kills. That's the most aces Gardner has posted in her last 13 matchups.
Empire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 33 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
The win got Empire back to even at 8-8. As for Andrada Polytechnic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Empire will take on Mountain View at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Empire will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each contest than the last. As for Andrada Polytechnic, they will head out to square off against San Tan Foothills at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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