Lewis-Palmer has gone 9-1 against Air Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lewis-Palmer Rangers will head out to face off against the Air Academy Kadets at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, everything went Lewis-Palmer's way against Palmer Ridge as Lewis-Palmer made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rangers.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Air Academy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Trojans 2-1.
Air Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Lewis-Palmer's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Air Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Lewis-Palmer has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Air Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lewis-Palmer's way against Air Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Lewis-Palmer made off with a 3-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Air Academy's Aurelia Matzelle, who had ten digs, five kills, and five aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lewis-Palmer still be able to contain Matzelle? There's only one way to find out.
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