The First Baptist Christian Eagles will face off against the NELA Christian Homeschool Flame at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
First Baptist Christian 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 (First Baptist Christian was ranked third). First Baptist Christian blew past Lake Area HomeSchool Sports 3-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-19.
First Baptist Christian found their leader in underclassman Braden Benoit, who had eight aces and 27 assists. That's the most aces Benoit has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Panch Giron, who had five kills, five aces, and a block.
First Baptist Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, NELA Christian Homeschool put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Lake Area HomeSchool Sports as NELA Christian Homeschool made off with a 3-0 win.
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's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jared Perrin, who hit 85.7% for six kills12 aces and five digs, and Ace Ivey, who had four aces. Perrin is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
First Baptist Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for NELA Christian Homeschool, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: First Baptist Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.5 aces per game. However, it's not like NELA Christian Homeschool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
First Baptist Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from NELA Christian Homeschool when the teams last played back in September. Will First Baptist Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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