The Acadiana Home School Athletics Commandos are on the road again on Monday to play the First Baptist Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Acadiana Home School Athletics is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: NELA Christian Homeschool, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Acadiana Home School Athletics was ranked fourth). Acadiana Home School Athletics lost 3-0 to NELA Christian Homeschool on Friday. The Commandos have struggled against the Flame recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Acadiana Home School Athletics was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into NELA Christian Homeschool's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-7, 25-14.
Despite the loss, Acadiana Home School Athletics saw an underclassman step up: Leo Mader had seven digs, four aces, two kills, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Menard, who had six digs and two kills.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian lost 3-0 to Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics on Tuesday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, First Baptist Christian saw an underclassman step up: Jack Hibbard had seven digs, three kills, two blocks, and two aces. That's the most blocks Hibbard has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Ji Smith, who had eight digs and a kill.
Acadiana Home School Athletics' record now sits at 5-9. As for First Baptist Christian, their record now sits at 6-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Acadiana Home School Athletics has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.4 aces per game. However, it's not like First Baptist Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Acadiana Home School Athletics came up short against First Baptist Christian in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Acadiana Home School Athletics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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