River City Believers Academy is 1-7 against First Baptist Academy since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The River City Believers Academy Soldiers will be playing at home against the First Baptist Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
River City Believers Academy is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Legacy Christian Academy, falling 3-0.
While River City Believers Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Legacy Christian Academy's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-4, 25-10, 25-12.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy made easy work of Living Rock Academy on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant First Baptist Academy was: they took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-8, 25-6.
First Baptist Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.3% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
River City Believers Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for First Baptist Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: River City Believers Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like First Baptist Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
River City Believers Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against First Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does River City Believers Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Baptist Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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