Volleyball Preview: Faith Academy Rams vs. Lawrence County Red Devils
The Faith Academy Rams's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lawrence County Red Devils at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Faith Academy came up short against UMS-Wright Prep on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While Faith Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-22, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County beat Phil Campbell 2-0 on Thursday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lawrence County took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9.
Lawrence County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 14 matchups.
Faith Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Lawrence County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-16 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Faith Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Lawrence County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Faith Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Lawrence County in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, winning 3-1. Does Faith Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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