The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Nueva Esperanza at 3:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, it was close, but Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush sidestepped South Philadelphia for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the KNIGHTS.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 24-26, 25-8, 25-20, 15-7.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jhenna Rizq, who had ten kills and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Rizq a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadiya Salikhova, who had ten aces and three kills.
Meanwhile, Nueva Esperanza beat Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech 3-1 on Monday.
Nueva Esperanza was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 17-25, 25-8, 25-21.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Nueva Esperanza, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush took their win against Nueva Esperanza in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush repeat their success, or does Nueva Esperanza have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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