The Phoenix Academy Firebirds will head out on the road to take on the Leadership Academy Falcons at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Phoenix Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Piedmont Classical 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-6, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Leadership Academy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Leadership Academy took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-11, 25-7.
Leadership Academy's win came from a few key players Phoenix Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madison East, who had six assists and four aces.
Leadership Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Phoenix Academy's record now sits at 4-10. As for Leadership Academy, their record is now 12-4.
Phoenix Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Leadership Academy in their previous matchup on September 3rd. Can the Firebirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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