Gateway Science Academy hasn't had much luck against First Baptist Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Gators will be playing in front of their home fans against First Baptist Academy at 4:30 p.m. First Baptist Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Gateway Science Academy, who comes in off a win.
Gateway Science Academy was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Collegiate Medicine & Bioscience 3-2.
Gateway Science Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 16-14.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy came up short against Freeburg on Thursday and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Freeburg scored at least 17 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17.
First Baptist Academy dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Gateway Science Academy, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Gateway Science Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from First Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Gators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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