The McKeel Academy Wildcats will take on the All Saints' Academy Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McKeel Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
On Monday, McKeel Academy made easy work of Lake Wales and carried off a 3-0 win.
McKeel Academy was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-21, 25-17.
Meanwhile, All Saints' Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bartow 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
All Saints' Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 19-25, 17-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Aniyah Sanchez was nothing short of spectacular: she had 34 digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Lenderman, who hit 52.6% for ten kills13 digs, six aces, and four blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: All Saints' Academy kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
McKeel Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for All Saints' Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: McKeel Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like All Saints' Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
McKeel Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over All Saints' Academy when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Does McKeel Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will All Saints' Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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