Volleyball Preview: Nazarene Christian Academy Lions vs. Harvest Christian Saints
Nazarene Christian Academy is 6-0 against Harvest Christian since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m.
Nazarene Christian Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Victory Christian Academy just ended the team's 15-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Lions couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
While Nazarene Christian Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Harvest Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Mercy Culture Prep on Tuesday.
Harvest Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Mercy Culture Prep into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 13-25, 18-25, 15-10.
Harvest Christian found their leader in underclassman Samantha Velasquez, who had 43 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Velasquez a new career-high.
Nazarene Christian Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 22-7-2. As for Harvest Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Nazarene Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Harvest Christian in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Will Nazarene Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Harvest Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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