IMG Academy Royal has won four straight games at home, while Canterbury has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:30 p.m.
IMG Academy Royal is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Highland Prep just ended the team's eight-game winning streak last Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Highlanders. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Ascenders haven't been shut out since back in August.
While IMG Academy Royal had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Canterbury was able to grind out a solid victory over Aubrey Rogers on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 18-25, 25-20, 25-11.
IMG Academy Royal's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Canterbury, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
IMG Academy Royal was able to grind out a solid win over Canterbury in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Does IMG Academy Royal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canterbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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