Volleyball Preview: First Baptist Academy Lions vs. Seacrest Country Day Stingrays
First Baptist Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, First Baptist Academy earned a 3-1 victory over Canterbury.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-27, 25-18, 25-9.
First Baptist Academy found their leader in underclassman Jade Rau, who had 25 digs. Those 25 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Meanwhile, Seacrest Country Day made easy work of Community School of Naples on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-16, 25-13.
Alexa Haley had a dynamite game for Seacrest Country Day, getting 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Haley has posted since back in August.
First Baptist Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Seacrest Country Day, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: First Baptist Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Seacrest Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
First Baptist Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Seacrest Country Day in their previous meeting on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Haley, who had 48 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will First Baptist Academy still be able to contain Haley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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