Volleyball Preview: Grove City Christian Eagles vs. Briggs Bruins
Grove City Christian has gone 8-0 against Briggs recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Grove City Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Briggs Bruins at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grove City Christian will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Fairfield Christian Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Grove City Christian walked away with a 3-1 win over Fairfield Christian Academy on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16.
Grove City Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Axia Yoakum, who had nine digs and three aces, and Tia Baise, who had seven digs and 13 assists.
Meanwhile, Briggs waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Warriors.
While Briggs won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-16.
Grove City Christian's record now sits at 15-4. As for Briggs, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Grove City Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Briggs when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Grove City Christian repeat their success, or does Briggs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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