Volleyball Preview: First Baptist Academy Lions vs. Canterbury Cougars
First Baptist Academy has won four straight games at home, while Canterbury has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges the Canterbury Cougars at 7:00 p.m. First Baptist Academy and Canterbury are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but likely not for long.
First Baptist Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Westminster Academy by a score of 3-1.
First Baptist Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Canterbury was able to grind out a solid win over Jupiter Christian on Saturday, taking the game 3-1.
Canterbury had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-21.
Aaliyah Harlow had a dynamite game for Canterbury, getting 25 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Harlow has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Dunn, who had four digs and 22 assists.
First Baptist Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Canterbury, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
First Baptist Academy took their win against Canterbury when the teams last played last Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. Does First Baptist Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canterbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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