Gulf Coast HEAT and Sports Leadership & Management are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. Gulf Coast HEAT will square off against the Sports Leadership & Management Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gulf Coast HEAT is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Gulf Coast HEAT is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Saint Stephen's Episcopal just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Falcons, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Gulf Coast HEAT has suffered since August 24th.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-19, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They skirted past the Panthers 3-2.
Sports Leadership & Management took Bell Creek Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 27-25, 15-10.
Sports Leadership & Management was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Gulf Coast HEAT's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Gulf Coast HEAT has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Sports Leadership & Management struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Gulf Coast HEAT came up short against Sports Leadership & Management in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Gulf Coast HEAT avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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