Volleyball Preview: Acadiana Christian Lions vs. First Baptist Christian Eagles
Acadiana Christian is 2-7 against First Baptist Christian since August of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Acadiana Christian Lions will welcome the First Baptist Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Acadiana Christian comes in on 12 and First Baptist Christian on four.
On Monday, Acadiana Christian got the win against Word of God Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Acadiana Christian took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-5, 25-8.
Acadiana Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday First Baptist Christian sidestepped Christian Home Educators Fellowship for a 3-2 victory.
First Baptist Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-100), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 26-24, 14-25, 15-13.
Ryleigh Morvant was a one-man wrecking crew for First Baptist Christian as she had eight aces, six digs, and five kills. That's the most aces Morvant has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie LaBauve, who had ten digs and four aces.
Acadiana Christian pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for First Baptist Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Acadiana Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like First Baptist Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Acadiana Christian took their win against First Baptist Christian in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Does Acadiana Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Baptist Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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