Hampton Roads Academy is 2-8 against Norfolk Academy since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Hampton Roads Academy beat Norfolk Collegiate 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Navigators.
Hampton Roads Academy walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 24-26, 25-7, 25-22.
Hampton Roads Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lexi Trudeau out in front who had 14 digs, nine kills, and seven aces. Those seven aces gave Trudeau a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lana Reed, who had 21 digs, five kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Hampton Roads Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Academy entered their tilt with Catholic on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Crusaders 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-13, 25-14.
Hampton Roads Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Norfolk Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Hampton Roads Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Norfolk Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Hampton Roads Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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