The Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans will challenge the River Islands Riptide at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Millennium.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 15-8.
Meanwhile, River Islands earned a 3-1 win over Chavez on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Riptide.
River Islands was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 24-26, 25-23, 25-15.
River Islands found their leader in sophomore Taray Irving, who had 16 digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Irving.
River Islands was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in March.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-3. As for River Islands, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from River Islands when the teams last played back in March. Will the Titans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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