The Academy of Science and Innovation Ravens will stay at home for another game and welcome the Wilcox RVT Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Academy of Science and Innovation challenged Hartford Public on Thursday. Academy of Science and Innovation came out on top in a nail-biter against Hartford Public , sneaking past 3-2.
Academy of Science and Innovation wouldn't go down easily and took Hartford Public into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10.
Academy of Science and Innovation had a senior duo take command as Patrina McHugh had a kill and 27 assists and Madison Ramos had 16 digs and two aces. Ramos is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Academy of Science and Innovation was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 41 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wilcox RVT had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 3-0 win.
Wilcox RVT never let Vinal RVT on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-7, 25-21.
Academy of Science and Innovation's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Wilcox RVT, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Academy of Science and Innovation has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 19.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Wilcox RVT struggles in that department as they've been averaging 19.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Academy of Science and Innovation was able to grind out a solid win over Wilcox RVT in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Academy of Science and Innovation repeat their success, or does Wilcox RVT have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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