The Lutheran South Academy Pioneers will challenge the Fort Bend Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lutheran South Academy sitting on 11 straight victories and Fort Bend Christian Academy on four.
Last Tuesday, everything went Lutheran South Academy's way against Logos Prep Academy as Lutheran South Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lutheran South Academy took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-13, 25-3.
Lutheran South Academy can attribute much of their success to Jamie Faseler, who had ten digs.
Lutheran South Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Christian Academy made easy work of Second Baptist on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Fort Bend Christian Academy was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-16, 25-19.
Lutheran South Academy pushed their record up to 27-5 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fort Bend Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Lutheran South Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Fort Bend Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lutheran South Academy took their victory against Fort Bend Christian Academy in their previous meeting on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lutheran South Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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