Volleyball Preview: Faith Academy Knights vs. Second Baptist University-Model Eagles
After both having extra time off, the Faith Academy Knights and the Second Baptist University-Model Eagles will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Faith Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering The Covenant Preparatory School just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Knights.
Faith Academy couldn't get the win, but they sure gave The Covenant Preparatory School a tough time in the third set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-11, 28-30, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Faith Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Second Baptist University-Model unfortunately witnessed the end of their 15-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against The Covenant Preparatory School, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Eagles couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
While Second Baptist University-Model 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 25-22, 25-22, 25-17.
Faith Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Second Baptist University-Model, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5-1.
Faith Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Second Baptist University-Model when the teams last played back in September. Will Faith Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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