Volleyball Preview: NELA Christian Homeschool Flame vs. Acadiana Home School Athletics Commandos
The NELA Christian Homeschool Flame will take on the Acadiana Home School Athletics Commandos at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. NELA Christian Homeschool will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
NELA Christian Homeschool is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (NELA Christian Homeschool was ranked second). NELA Christian Homeschool was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool on Tuesday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: NELA Christian Homeschool took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-12, 25-9.
NELA Christian Homeschool was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Acadiana Home School Athletics' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Commandos haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Acadiana Home School Athletics was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Acadiana Home School Athletics had strong showings from Leo Mader, who had eight digs, four aces, and four aces, and Andrew Menard, who had five digs, four aces, and four aces. That's the most aces Mader has posted since back in August.
NELA Christian Homeschool pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Acadiana Home School Athletics, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: NELA Christian Homeschool has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 20.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Acadiana Home School Athletics struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
NELA Christian Homeschool took their win against Acadiana Home School Athletics in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will NELA Christian Homeschool repeat their success, or does Acadiana Home School Athletics have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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