The Fellowship Academy Mustangs will face off against the Abilene Christian Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fellowship Academy is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Fellowship Academy finally turned things around against Christian Life Preparatory on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
Fellowship Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-20, 28-26.
Fellowship Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, everything went Abilene Christian's way against Christian Life Preparatory on Thursday as Abilene Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-8, 25-9.
Fellowship Academy's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-19. As for Abilene Christian, their win bumped their record up to 18-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Fellowship Academy hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Abilene Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Fellowship Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Abilene Christian will need to find a way to close that gap.
Fellowship Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Abilene Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Fellowship Academy 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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