On Thursday Front Range Baptist will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Mile High Academy Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Front Range Baptist will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Denver Waldorf, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Front Range Baptist came out on top against Denver Waldorf by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Front Range Baptist walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Front Range Baptist's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emma Gerrard, who had 12 kills and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Gerrard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Paula Barenys Gonzalez, who had four aces and three kills.
Meanwhile, Mile High Academy came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Mile High Academy might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Beth Eden Baptist scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-16, 25-5.
Mile High Academy 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 21 consecutive matchups.
Front Range Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Mile High Academy, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Front Range Baptist has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Mile High Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Front Range Baptist came up short against Mile High Academy in their previous matchup on October 1st, falling 3-1. Can Front Range Baptist avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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