The Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Colorado Academy Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
On Monday, The Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Forge Christian and fell 3-2.
The Academy took Forge Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 25-10, 27-29, 21-19.
Even though they lost, The Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Colorado Academy waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Colorado Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-12.
Colorado Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sora Sohn, who had 13 digs, and Leah Blake, who had two aces and 15 assists. Blake has been hot recently, having posted nine or more assists the last seven times she's played.
The Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Colorado Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: The Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Colorado Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Colorado Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will The Academy repeat their success, or does Colorado Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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