The Salt Lake Academy Griffins will square off against the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Salt Lake Academy's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Merit Preparatory Academy has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Salt Lake Academy made easy work of Rockwell and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Salt Lake Academy was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-5.
Salt Lake Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 12% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 39.3%.
Meanwhile, Merit Preparatory Academy came up short against Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-24, 25-14.
Salt Lake Academy's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Salt Lake Academy took their victory against Merit Preparatory Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Salt Lake Academy repeat their success, or does Merit Preparatory Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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