La Vernia has gone 5-0 against John F. Kennedy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The La Vernia Bears will welcome the John F. Kennedy Rockets at 6:15 p.m. La Vernia will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, everything went La Vernia's way against Cuero as La Vernia made off with a 3-0 victory.
La Vernia never let Cuero on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-23.
Karis Carpenter and Taylor Felux were among the main playmakers for La Vernia as the former had 15 digs and the latter had nine digs.
La Vernia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They are a perfect 7-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, John F. Kennedy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Gonzales, falling 3-0.
John F. Kennedy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 25-20.
John F. Kennedy might have lost, but man, Heaven Gonzales was a machine: she had 15 digs and four kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Genesis Hernandez, who had seven digs, three kills, and ten assists.
La Vernia is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-12 record this season. As for John F. Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-25.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: La Vernia has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like John F. Kennedy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went La Vernia's way against John F. Kennedy in their previous matchup on October 11th, as La Vernia made off with a 3-0 win. Will La Vernia repeat their success, or does John F. Kennedy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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