Volleyball Preview: A.J. Ellender Patriots vs. South Lafourche Tarpons
A.J. Ellender is 1-9 against South Lafourche since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The A.J. Ellender Patriots will be staying on the road to face off against the South Lafourche Tarpons at 6:00 p.m.
A.J. Ellender and Houma Christian met for a duel on Thursday where A.J. Ellender couldn't get it done. A.J. Ellender came up short against Houma Christian, falling 3-0.
While A.J. Ellender was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Houma Christian's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-21, 28-26.
Meanwhile, South Lafourche made easy work of South Terrebonne on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While South Lafourche might've won, it sure wasn't easy: South Terrebonne scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-16, 25-10.
South Lafourche's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylor Reynolds, who had nine digs, three aces, and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmen Orgeron, who had five digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Lafourche was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
A.J. Ellender's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for South Lafourche, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
A.J. Ellender might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from South Lafourche in their previous meeting back in September. Can A.J. Ellender avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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