Black Panther, We Are Groot, Ol\u2019Aces, and The As\u2019Guardians made it through the first round of the double-elimination playoffs of the Avengers Volleyball League.<\/p>\n
Incidentally, the four winning squads are the Top 4 seeds in the playoff round and their triumph last Wednesday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium moved them two wins away from marching into the finals.<\/p>\n
The No. 1 seed Black Panther defeated The Re\u2019Vengers in just two sets, 25-16, 25-10, to set up a Round 2 duel in the winner\u2019s bracket with No. 4 seed We Are Groot. We Are Groot took three sets to prevail against No. 5 Iron Spike, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10.<\/p>\n
In other results, No. 2 seed The As\u2019Guardians downed No. 7 D\u2019Challengers, 25-23, 25-11, to arrange a second round showdown against No. 2 Ol\u2019Aces\u2014a 25-21, 25-15 winner over No. 6 Straight Outta Knowhere.<\/p>\n
The Ol\u2019Aces-The As\u2019Guardians tiff and the Black Panther-We Are Groot match were played last Friday with the victors advancing to the winner\u2019s bracket semifinals.<\/p>\n
In the loser\u2019s bracket, The Re\u2019Vengers was scheduled to meet Iron Spike last Friday, while Straight Outta Knowhere was slated to face D\u2019Challengers. Teams in the loser\u2019s bracket were in a must-win situation to avoid early elimination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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