The Academy of Richmond County Musketeers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Sandy Creek Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Academy of Richmond County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Cherokee Bluff as Academy of Richmond County made off with a 3-0 win.
While Academy of Richmond County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Heritage on Saturday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Sandy Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 26-24, 25-12, 25-20.
Sandy Creek relied on the efforts of Nina Atkins, who had six digs and three aces, and Alexis Mitchell, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Atkins has posted since back in August.
Sandy Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Academy of Richmond County's win was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-2. As for Sandy Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-24 record this season.
Academy of Richmond County was able to grind out a solid victory over Sandy Creek when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Does Academy of Richmond County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sandy Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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