Volleyball Game Preview: Liberty Christian Academy Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 12:21am

Volleyball Preview: Liberty Christian Academy Eagles vs. Delaware Christian Eagles

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Liberty Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Delaware Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Liberty Christian Academy Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Delaware Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m.

Last Thursday, Liberty Christian Academy came up short against Northside Christian and fell 3-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Liberty Christian Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.

Meanwhile, Delaware Christian made easy work of Granville Christian Academy last Friday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Delaware Christian was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-11, 25-17.

Delaware Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.

Liberty Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Delaware Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.

Liberty Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Delaware Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Delaware Christian's Payton Eversole, who had 13 digs and six aces. Now that Liberty Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.

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