The Academy has been on the road for five straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Peak to Peak Pumas at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The Academy will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Prospect Ridge Academy, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. The Academy walked away with a 3-1 win over Prospect Ridge Academy on Thursday.
The 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 17-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19.
The Academy 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 six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Peak to Peak came tearing into Friday's match with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Fury by a score of 3-1.
Peak to Peak had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-18.
The Academy's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-6. As for Peak to Peak, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
The Academy came up short against Peak to Peak in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can The Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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