Volleyball Preview: Francis Lewis Patriots vs. Bayside Commodores
Francis Lewis has gone 10-0 against Bayside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Francis Lewis Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bayside Commodores at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Francis Lewis beat Jamaica 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Francis Lewis was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-10.
Francis Lewis found their leader in underclassman Xenia Carrion, who had 11 aces. The dominant performance gave Carrion a new career-high in aces.
Francis Lewis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bayside came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Wildcats 2-1.
Francis Lewis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-3 record this season. As for Bayside, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Francis Lewis beat Bayside 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Francis Lewis repeat their success, or does Bayside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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