Volleyball Preview: Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool vs. First Baptist Christian Eagles
Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool has been away from home for four games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the First Baptist Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: NELA Christian Homeschool, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool was ranked fifth). Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool came up short against NELA Christian Homeschool on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool hasn't had much luck with NELA Christian Homeschool recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-12, 25-9.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian came up short against NELA Christian Homeschool last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-13.
Despite the loss, First Baptist Christian had strong showings from Jack Hibbard, who had five digs and four kills, and Matthew Brandt, who had three digs, two blocks, and two blocks.
Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for First Baptist Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from First Baptist Christian in their previous matchup back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brandt, who had seven kills, five digs, and five digs. Now that Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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