Philip Simmons and Academic Magnet are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Philip Simmons Iron Horses will head out to face off against the Academic Magnet Raptors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Philip Simmons got the win against Burke by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Philip Simmons took every set by at least 20 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-3, 25-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Academic Magnet's way against Timberland on Tuesday as Academic Magnet made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Academic Magnet was: they took every set by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-5, 25-6.
Among those leading the charge was Helina Lloyd, who had seven aces and four digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
Academic Magnet was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Philip Simmons is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6-2 record this season. As for Academic Magnet, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Philip Simmons' way against Academic Magnet in their previous meeting back in September, as Philip Simmons made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Philip Simmons since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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