The Salt Lake Academy Griffins will face off against the Intermountain Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Salt Lake Academy is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, everything went Salt Lake Academy's way against Utah Military Academy - Hill Field as Salt Lake Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Salt Lake Academy took every set by at least 18 points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-3, 25-5.
Salt Lake Academy can attribute much of their success to Raven Rodriguez, who had 15 aces and three digs. Rodriguez is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last six games she's played.
Salt Lake Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Intermountain Christian got the win against Freedom Prep Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-12, 25-21.
Salt Lake Academy's record is now 12-7. As for Intermountain Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Salt Lake Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Intermountain Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Salt Lake Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Intermountain Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Salt Lake Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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