First Baptist Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Acadiana Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, First Baptist Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Christian Home Educators Fellowship 3-2.
First Baptist Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-100), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 26-24, 14-25, 15-13.
Ryleigh Morvant had an outrageously good game as she had eight aces, six digs, and five kills. That's the most aces she 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.
She wasn't the only good server: First Baptist Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Acadiana Christian put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Word of God Academy as Acadiana Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Acadiana Christian was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-5, 25-8.
First Baptist Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. As for Acadiana Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: First Baptist Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Acadiana Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
First Baptist Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Acadiana Christian in their previous matchup back in August. Can First Baptist Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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