Volleyball Recap: First Baptist Saints vs. Lucas Christian Academy Warriors
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McKinney Christian Academy, First Baptist was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Lucas Christian Academy Warriors with a sharp 3-0 victory.
First Baptist never let Lucas Christian Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-12, 25-23.
First Baptist can attribute much of their success to Kimberly Gutierrez, who had five digs and five aces. That's the most aces Gutierrez has posted since back in October of 2023.
First Baptist was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 14.6.
First Baptist has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. As for Lucas Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
First Baptist will challenge Covenant at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. First Baptist is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season. After both having extra time off, Lucas Christian Academy and Cornerstone Christian Academy will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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