Mid-Buchanan hasn't had much luck against Bishop LeBlond recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Mid-Buchanan Dragons will be staying on the road to face off against the Bishop LeBlond Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mid-Buchanan will bounce into Saturday's game after beating East Buchanan, who they had gone 0-8-1 against in their nine prior meetings. Mid-Buchanan had just enough and edged East Buchanan out 3-2 on Thursday.
Mid-Buchanan took East Buchanan into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-19, 25-17, 27-29, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Bishop LeBlond waltzed into their match last Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Dragons 3-0.
Bishop LeBlond never let Cameron on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18, 25-22.
Bishop LeBlond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cameron only served an.
Mid-Buchanan's win bumped their record up to 24-9-2. As for Bishop LeBlond, their victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-3-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Mid-Buchanan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Bishop LeBlond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mid-Buchanan might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bishop LeBlond in their previous matchup back in September. Can Mid-Buchanan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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