Northview has been away from home for three games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the L.E.A.D. Academy Lions will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Northview is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Flomaton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Hurricanes.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 19-25, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, L.E.A.D. Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of Pensacola Area Homeschool by a score of 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, L.E.A.D. Academy sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-15, 19-25, 15-10.
Even though they lost, L.E.A.D. Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Northview's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Northview has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like L.E.A.D. Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Northview's way against L.E.A.D. Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Northview made off with a 3-0 win. Will Northview repeat their success, or does L.E.A.D. Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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