Volleyball Preview: Grace Christian School Kings vs. Richmond Christian Warriors
Grace Christian School is 7-0 against Richmond Christian since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Grace Christian School Kings will take on the Richmond Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Grace Christian School made easy work of The Carmel School and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Kings.
While Grace Christian School won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-15.
Grace Christian School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 28 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Richmond Christian's way against Grove Christian School on Tuesday as Richmond Christian made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Warriors have posted against the Falcons since October 11, 2019.
Richmond Christian was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-20, 25-11.
Grace Christian School is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6-1 record this season. As for Richmond Christian, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Grace Christian School has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Richmond Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Grace Christian School's way against Richmond Christian in their previous matchup back in October, as Grace Christian School made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Grace Christian School repeat their success, or does Richmond Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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