NELA Christian Homeschool has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the First Baptist Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
NELA Christian Homeschool is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Lake Area HomeSchool Sports, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (NELA Christian Homeschool was ranked first). NELA Christian Homeschool put the hurt on Lake Area HomeSchool Sports with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: NELA Christian Homeschool took every set by at least 18 points. The final score came out to 25-3, 25-4, 25-7.
NELA Christian Homeschool relied on the efforts of Jared Perrin, who hit 85.7% for six kills12 aces and five digs, and Ace Ivey, who had four aces. The last time Perrin's hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
NELA Christian Homeschool was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian made easy work of Lake Area HomeSchool Sports on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-19.
Braden Benoit was a one-man wrecking crew for First Baptist Christian as he had eight aces and 27 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Panch Giron, who had five kills, five aces, and a block.
NELA Christian Homeschool pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for First Baptist Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: NELA Christian Homeschool has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 22.7 aces per game. However, it's not like First Baptist Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went NELA Christian Homeschool's way against First Baptist Christian in their previous matchup back in September, as NELA Christian Homeschool made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for NELA Christian Homeschool 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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