Volleyball Preview: Denver Christian Thunder vs. Prospect Ridge Academy Miners
The Denver Christian Thunder will challenge the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Denver Christian is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Stargate School just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Eagles.
While Denver Christian ultimately came up short, they really made Stargate School work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-18, 22-25, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Prospect Ridge Academy also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to The Academy by a score of 3-1. While the Miners didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-17 in the first set.
Prospect Ridge Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Prospect Ridge Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Denver Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
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