Volleyball Preview: Pensacola Area Homeschool Phoenix vs. L.E.A.D. Academy Lions
The Pensacola Area Homeschool Phoenix will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the L.E.A.D. Academy Lions at 12:30 p.m. Pensacola Area Homeschool will be strutting in after a victory while L.E.A.D. Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Pensacola Area Homeschool is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since August 15th on Thursday. They blew past Government Street Christian 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pensacola Area Homeschool took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-9, 25-6.
Pensacola Area Homeschool's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Miley Zeiss led the charge by getting seven aces. The dominant performance also gave Zeiss a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Ryleigh Goolsby, who had five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Pensacola Area Homeschool was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, L.E.A.D. Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Rocky Bayou Christian, falling 3-0.
While L.E.A.D. Academy had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-6, 28-26, 25-17.
Pensacola Area Homeschool's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Pensacola Area Homeschool has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.3 aces per game. However, it's not like L.E.A.D. Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pensacola Area Homeschool suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to L.E.A.D. Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Pensacola Area Homeschool avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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