Amelia Academy hasn't had much luck against Fuqua recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Amelia Academy Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Fuqua Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Amelia Academy beat Tidewater Academy 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Amelia Academy was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 11-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-20.
Amelia Academy can attribute much of their success to Macy Barnard, who had nine aces, six kills, and three digs, and Kerrie Wallace, who had ten aces. That's the most aces Barnard has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Arrington, who had five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Amelia Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fuqua was able to grind out a solid victory over Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Fuqua was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Amelia Academy's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Fuqua, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Amelia Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Fuqua in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Amelia Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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