Volleyball Preview: Mile High Academy Mustangs vs. Front Range Baptist Falcons
The Mile High Academy Mustangs will challenge the Front Range Baptist Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
On Tuesday, everything went Mile High Academy's way against Beth Eden Baptist as Mile High Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Beth Eden Baptist scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-16, 25-5.
Mile High Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Front Range Baptist hadn't done well against Denver Waldorf recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Front Range Baptist came out on top against Denver Waldorf by a score of 3-1.
Front Range Baptist was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Front Range Baptist's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emma Gerrard, who had 12 kills and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Gerrard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Paula Barenys Gonzalez, who had four aces and three kills.
Mile High Academy pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Front Range Baptist, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Mile High Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Front Range Baptist struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mile High Academy beat Front Range Baptist 3-1 in their previous matchup on October 1st. Will Mile High Academy repeat their success, or does Front Range Baptist have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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