Immanuel Baptist has gone 4-0 against Bridgeport Baptist Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Immanuel Baptist Fire will square off against the Bridgeport Baptist Academy Broncos at 5:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Immanuel Baptist beat Community Baptist Christian 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fire.
Immanuel Baptist was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-12, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport Baptist Academy came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins dating back to last season and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Crusaders , sneaking past 3-2.
Bridgeport Baptist Academy took Fostoria Baptist Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-12, 18-25, 25-20, 15-7.
Alexis Russell was the offensive standout of the match as she had seven aces and 27 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Bridgeport Baptist Academy 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 five aces in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Immanuel Baptist's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Bridgeport Baptist Academy, their record is now 2-0.
Immanuel Baptist took their victory against Bridgeport Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Immanuel Baptist since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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