It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withthe Academy of Science and Innovation Ravens at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Friday, it was close, but Prince RVT sidestepped Academy of Aerospace and Engineering for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Prince RVT got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 25-16, 11-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Academy of Science and Innovation had already won 11 in a row and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They skirted past the Owls 3-2.
Academy of Science and Innovation took Hartford Public into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10.
Academy of Science and Innovation had a senior duo take command as Patrina McHugh had a kill and 27 assists and Madison Ramos had 16 digs and two aces. Ramos is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Academy of Science and Innovation 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 five aces in 41 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Prince RVT pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Academy of Science and Innovation, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Prince RVT came out on top in a nail-biter against Academy of Science and Innovation in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prince RVT 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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