Volleyball Preview: Delta Charter Dragons vs. Stockton Christian Eagles
Delta Charter hasn't had much luck against Stockton Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Delta Charter Dragons' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Stockton Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. The last three games Delta Charter has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Delta Charter had just enough and edged Humphreys Able Charter out 3-2.
Delta Charter wouldn't go down easily and took Humphreys Able Charter into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-19, 25-10, 21-25, 15-8.
Maddie Montagnese went supernova for Delta Charter, getting ten aces and eight kills. The dominant performance gave Montagnese a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Joie Valencia, who had six aces and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Delta Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 21.4.
Meanwhile, Stockton Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Tioga on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Delta Charter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Stockton Christian, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Delta Charter suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Stockton Christian in their previous meeting on September 3rd. Will Delta Charter have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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