On Monday, Acadiana Home School Athletics faced First Baptist Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Acadiana Home School Athletics Commandos fell 3-1 to the First Baptist Christian Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Commandos of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 17-25, 25-22, 25-13.
Despite the defeat, Acadiana Home School Athletics saw an underclassman step up: Leo Mader had nine kills, nine digs, and five aces. Mader is on a roll when it comes to aces, as he's now served four or more in the last three games he's played. Andrew Menard was another key player, getting seven digs, five kills, and three aces.
Even though they lost, Acadiana Home School Athletics was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matchups.
First Baptist Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Panch Giron led the charge by getting six aces and three kills. With that strong performance, Giron is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Benoit, who had three aces, a kill, and 17 assists.
Acadiana Home School Athletics dropped their record down to 5-10 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for First Baptist Christian, their record now sits at 8-3.
Acadiana Home School Athletics' road trip will continue as they head out to face Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Acadiana Home School Athletics is facing Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool at the right time seeing as Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for First Baptist Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Lake Area HomeSchool Sports on the 8th.
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