Volleyball Preview: Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy Tigers vs. Belle Chasse Cardinals
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Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy is 1-6 against Belle Chasse since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy got the win against L.W. Higgins by a conclusive 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now won five in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-12, 25-9.
Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Farrah Tran, who had 11 digs and four aces, and Michelle Macnish, who had ten assists and three aces. That's the most digs Tran has posted since back in October of 2024.
They weren't the only good servers: Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. They are 4-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Belle Chasse made easy work of New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Belle Chasse took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-9.
Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy better focus on containing Brelan Fremin and Raya Dickinson as the pair were huge in Belle Chasse's win. Fremin had 12 digs and two aces, while Dickinson hit 71.4% for five kills and ten digs and one block. Dickinson has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 13 times she's played. Bree Chestnut also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
The victory got Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy back to even at 8-8. As for Belle Chasse, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy couldn't quite get it done against Belle Chasse when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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