The L.E.A.D. Academy Lions will face off against the Pensacola Area Homeschool Phoenix at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. L.E.A.D. Academy is looking for their season's first win.
L.E.A.D. Academy came up short against Rocky Bayou Christian on Monday, 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.
Meanwhile, Pensacola Area Homeschool posted their biggest victory since August 15th on Thursday. They put the hurt on Government Street Christian with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pensacola Area Homeschool was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9, 25-6.
Pensacola Area Homeschool got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Miley Zeiss out in front who had seven aces. The dominant performance also gave Zeiss a new career-high in aces. Ryleigh Goolsby was another key player, getting 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 strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
L.E.A.D. Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Pensacola Area Homeschool, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: L.E.A.D. Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Pensacola Area Homeschool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went L.E.A.D. Academy's way against Pensacola Area Homeschool in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as L.E.A.D. Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Will L.E.A.D. Academy repeat their success, or does Pensacola Area Homeschool have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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