First Baptist Christian has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Acadiana Home School Athletics Commandos will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, First Baptist Christian finally turned things around against Word of God Academy on Friday. Everything went their way against the Force as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20, 25-12.
First Baptist Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Adley Durbin, who had three aces and 19 assists. Another player making a difference was Amelie Wyatt, who had four kills, four digs, and four digs.
First Baptist Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 26 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Acadiana Home School Athletics had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Area HomeSchool Sports two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Acadiana Home School Athletics got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 11-25, 15-8.
Acadiana Home School Athletics had a senior duo take command as Mikayla Barletto had 18 kills, four digs, and four digs and Mia Barletto had eight aces, five kills, and five kills. Mikayla has been hot recently, having also posted three or more aces the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Charlie Denais, who had four kills, two aces, and two aces.
First Baptist Christian's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Acadiana Home School Athletics, their win bumped their record up to 3-7-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: First Baptist Christian has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Acadiana Home School Athletics struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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