Volleyball Recap: Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis' Losing Streak Snapped at Six Games

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 7:39am

Volleyball Recap: Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis Crusaders vs. Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors

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Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors. For the Crusaders, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.

Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis wouldn't go down easily and took Mississippi Valley Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-15, 19-25, 24-26, 15-8.

Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Emma Brenner, who had eight aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Abi Wright, who had seven aces.

Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis' win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Mississippi Valley Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-19-1 record this season.

Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis will head out to square off against North County Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis is facing North County Christian at the right time seeing as North County Christian is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Mississippi Valley Christian, they will be playing at home against Illinois School for the Deaf at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mississippi Valley Christian will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Illinois School for the Deaf will have lost five straight heading into Thursday's matchup.

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