The Rock Academy Warriors and the Calvin Christian Crusaders are set to duel on Wednesday. Rock Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Rock Academy will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating San Diego Jewish Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Rock Academy won by a set and slipped past San Diego Jewish Academy 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-102) Rock Academy actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 22-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-11.
Alexa Baird had a dynamite game for Rock Academy, getting 19 kills and three blocks. That's the most blocks Baird has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliya Landes, who had nine kills, three digs, three aces, and two blocks.
She wasn't the only good server: Rock Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Calvin Christian came up short against Escondido Adventist Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Crusaders have struggled against the Hawks recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Calvin Christian was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-11, 25-22.
Rock Academy pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Calvin Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Rock Academy came up short against Calvin Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Rock Academy 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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