Nova's tournament run continued when they took on Mater Academy Charter on Saturday. The Titans fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1.
Alex Arukakkal paced Nova's offense, picking up eight kills. Arukakkal got some help from Thomas Bertino and his seven assists. Finally, Jacob Budde and Alexander Budde kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked four attacks.
Leading Mater Academy Charter to victory were Victor Gonzalez and Carlos Verde. Gonzalez had five digs and five aces, while Verde had ten digs and one assist. That's the most digs Gonzalez has posted over his last six contests.
Nova's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Mater Academy Charter, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Nova wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Cooper City on the 24th. As for Mater Academy Charter, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on iMater Charter at 4:30 p.m. on the 7th.
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