The King's Academy Lions will head out to take on the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. King's Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
King's Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Academy of the Holy Names.
King's Academy 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 16-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep entered their tilt with Bishop Verot on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Vikings.
The win didn't come easy: Bishop Verot scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-16.
Berkeley Prep's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lily Hayes, who had 13 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Luca Prest, who had five digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Berkeley Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
King's Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Berkeley Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 23-4.
King's Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Berkeley Prep in their previous matchup back in November of 2017. Can King's Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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