Sand Creek hasn't had much luck against The Classical Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sand Creek Scorpions' road trip will continue as they head out to face The Classical Academy Titans at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Sand Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Elizabeth and fell 3-2.
Sand Creek started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 21-25, 26-24, 25-15, 15-13.
Meanwhile, The Classical Academy got the win against Sierra on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: The Classical Academy took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-4, 25-7.
Bella Klaus was nothing short of spectacular: she had 14 digs and eight aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Johnson, who had three aces and 14 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: The Classical Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted was before the start of last season.
Sand Creek's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for The Classical Academy, they now also have a winning record of 5-4.
Sand Creek suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to The Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Sand Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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