The Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Jets will square off against the Academy of Science and Innovation Ravens at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Academy of Aerospace and Engineering will be strutting in after a victory while Academy of Science and Innovation will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, it was close, but Academy of Aerospace and Engineering sidestepped Metropolitan Learning Center for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jets.
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-97), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-21, 13-25, 19-25, 15-12.
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Academy of Science and Innovation suffered their biggest defeat since October 13, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against Cromwell, falling 3-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Ravens were not able to get on the board.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18, 25-14.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Madison Ramos, who had eight digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Academy of Science and Innovation, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Academy of Aerospace and Engineering has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Academy of Science and Innovation struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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