Volleyball Preview: Faith Academy Flames vs. San Marcos Academy Bears
Faith Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the San Marcos Academy Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Faith Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Central Texas Christian and fell 3-2. While the Flames didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-20 in the first set.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Faith Academy lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 28-26, 22-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Meanwhile, San Marcos Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to San Juan Diego Catholic.
While San Marcos Academy ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 27-29, 25-22, 25-17.
Faith Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-16-2. As for San Marcos Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Faith Academy took their win against San Marcos Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Faith 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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