Volleyball Preview: New Heights Christian Academy Cougars vs. Diamond Wildcats
New Heights Christian Academy has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on the Diamond Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. New Heights Christian Academy and Diamond are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long.
On Saturday, New Heights Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Cassville, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant New Heights Christian Academy was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Diamond made easy work of Lockwood on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Diamond's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-14.
Diamond's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Addie Beckett, who had 21 digs and two aces, and Kenzie Crook, who had four digs and 14 assists. Beckett is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
New Heights Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9-3 record this season. As for Diamond, their win bumped their record up to 15-9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: New Heights Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Diamond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Heights Christian Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Diamond in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will New Heights Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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