Volleyball Preview: Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights vs. Fuqua Falcons
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot is 0-10 against Fuqua since September of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights will take on the Fuqua Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot will be strutting in after a win while Fuqua will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot earned a 3-1 victory over The New Community School. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 12-25, 25-15, 25-22.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot found their leader in underclassman Avery Poore, who had seven digs and four aces.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The New Community School only served 19.
Meanwhile, Fuqua didn't have quite enough to beat Kenston Forest on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Fuqua's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Maddy Morris, who had 20 digs, and Kaylie Ledger, who had 22 digs and 38 assists. Ledger is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 28 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Marissa Dempsey, who had ten digs.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot pushed their record up to 6-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Fuqua, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16 aces per game. However, it's not like Fuqua struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot came up short against Fuqua in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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