Second Baptist has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Bay Area Christian Broncos at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Second Baptist finally turned things around against Emery/Weiner last Tuesday. They blew past Emery/Weiner 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Second Baptist didn't let Emery/Weiner take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Bay Area Christian waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 25-10.
Bay Area Christian can attribute much of their success to Eden Haynes, who had five digs and 16 assists. With that strong performance, Haynes is now averaging an impressive 8.2 assists per game.
Bay Area 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 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Second Baptist's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-14. As for Bay Area Christian, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
Second Baptist came out on top in a nail-biter against Bay Area Christian in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, sneaking past 2-1. Will Second Baptist repeat their success, or does Bay Area Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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