The Faith Baptist Contenders will square off against the Viewpoint Patriots at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Faith Baptist's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Viewpoint has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
On Thursday, Faith Baptist was able to grind out a solid win over Lancaster Baptist, taking the game 3-1.
Faith Baptist was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 22-25, 25-8.
Faith Baptist's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Faith Orquiola led the charge by getting 13 assists and two aces. That's the most aces Orquiola has posted since back in October of 2024.
Orquiola wasn't the only good server: Faith Baptist was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Viewpoint beat Santa Paula 2-0 on Saturday.
Faith Baptist's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Viewpoint, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Faith Baptist couldn't quite get it done against Viewpoint when the teams last played back in August of 2018 as they fell 2-0. Will the Contenders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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