After both having extra time off, The Grove School Ravens and the Packinghouse Christian Academy Bears will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Grove School will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, The Grove School made easy work of Norton Science & Language Academy and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: The Grove School took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-11, 25-11.
The Grove School can attribute much of their success to Yasmin Asgarzadie, who had seven aces. The dominant performance gave Asgarzadie a new career-high in aces.
The Grove School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Packinghouse Christian Academy aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to four. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Calvary Baptist.
Packinghouse Christian Academy was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 25-10, 25-20.
The Grove School's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Packinghouse Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: The Grove School has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Packinghouse Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Grove School came up short against Packinghouse Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Will The Grove School have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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