Volleyball Preview: Vancleave Bulldogs vs. Our Lady Academy Crescents
Vancleave has won five straight games at home, while Our Lady Academy has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Vancleave Bulldogs will host the Our Lady Academy Crescents at 6:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Vancleave made easy work of Gautier and carried off a 3-0 win.
Vancleave never let Gautier on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Our Lady Academy's way against East Central on Wednesday as Our Lady Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Our Lady Academy was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-10, 25-13.
Our Lady Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kinsley Stegall out in front who had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Stegall has posted in her last six games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Davis, who had three kills, two aces, and 31 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Our Lady Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 10-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Vancleave is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Our Lady Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 34-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Vancleave has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 13.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Our Lady Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vancleave suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Our Lady Academy in their previous meeting back in August. Will Vancleave have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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