The First Academy Royals will square off against the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
The First Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Foundation Academy as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-16, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Trinity Catholic had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Ducks with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Trinity Catholic took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-10.
The First Academy better keep an eye on Isabella Rodriguez. She was instrumental in Trinity Catholic's win, getting nine digs and two aces. Annie O'Farrell also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Trinity Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matches.
Trinity Catholic's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for The First Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
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