After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mooresville Christian, Irvington Preparatory Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Riverside Argonauts 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Irvington Preparatory Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Irvington Preparatory Academy who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 16-25, 25-18, 19-25, 15-9.
Irvington Preparatory Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Haylee Asbery out in front who had seven aces. That's the most aces Asbery has posted since back in August of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Cline, who had seven aces.
Cline wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Irvington Preparatory Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Irvington Preparatory Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-5. As for Riverside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Irvington Preparatory Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss vs. Knightstown on the 11th. As for Riverside, they will challenge Purdue Polytechnic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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