Amelia Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Kenston Forest Kavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Amelia Academy and Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot met for a duel on Tuesday where Amelia Academy had to take the L. Amelia Academy lost 3-0 to Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
While Amelia Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-8, 25-22.
Amelia Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Macy Barnard, who had five aces and a kill.
Meanwhile, Kenston Forest waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Raiders 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Kenston Forest who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 9-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-6.
Kenston Forest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 20 consecutive matchups.
Amelia Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Kenston Forest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Amelia Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Kenston Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Amelia Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kenston Forest in their previous meeting on October 1st. Can Amelia Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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