The King's Academy Knights will take on the Fulton Science Academy Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The King's Academy is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
The King's Academy is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since August 30th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Cristo Rey Atlanta as The King's Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant The King's Academy was: they took every set by at least 17 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-8, 25-6.
The King's Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hailey Landrum led the charge by getting 11 aces. The dominant performance gave Landrum a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Holly Beavers, who had seven aces and 16 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: The King's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 35 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fulton Science Academy made easy work of Killian Hill Christian on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-17, 25-19.
The King's Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Fulton Science Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
The King's Academy took their victory against Fulton Science Academy in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for The King's Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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