Acadiana Home School Athletics has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the First Baptist Christian Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Acadiana Home School Athletics finally turned things around against Lake Area HomeSchool Sports two weeks ago. They won by a set and slipped past the Wildcats 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Acadiana Home School Athletics who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 11-25, 15-8.
Mikayla Barletto and Mia Barletto were among the main playmakers for Acadiana Home School Athletics as the former had 18 kills, four digs, and four digs and the latter had eight aces, five kills, and five kills. Mikayla is also on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last eight games she's played. Charlie Denais was another key player, getting four kills, two aces, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Acadiana Home School Athletics was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Word of God Academy on Friday.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20, 25-12.
First Baptist Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Adley Durbin out in front who had three aces and 19 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelie Wyatt, who had four kills, four digs, and four digs.
Acadiana Home School Athletics' record now sits at 3-7-1. As for First Baptist Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Acadiana Home School Athletics has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 17.2 aces per game. However, it's not like First Baptist Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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