After both having extra time off, the Canterbury Cougars and the IMG Academy Royal Ascenders will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Canterbury is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, Canterbury earned a 3-1 victory over Aubrey Rogers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 18-25, 25-20, 25-11.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Royal unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak last Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Lake Highland Prep. The shutout was out of character for the Ascenders seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lake Highland Prep scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 25-20.
Canterbury is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for IMG Academy Royal, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Canterbury came up short against IMG Academy Royal in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Canterbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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