Volleyball Preview: Florida College Academy Falcons vs. Hillsborough Baptist Lions
The Florida College Academy Falcons are taking a road trip to face off against the Hillsborough Baptist Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, Florida College Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Candlelight Christian Academy and fell 3-2. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Florida College Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (95-91), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-14, 13-25, 13-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Hillsborough Baptist was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell just short of Genesis Prep by a score of 3-2.
Hillsborough Baptist took Genesis Prep into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Florida College Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for Hillsborough Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Florida College Academy took their victory against Hillsborough Baptist in their previous meeting on September 5th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Florida College Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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