Volleyball Preview: Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions vs. Walden Wolverines
The Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Walden Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. Walden took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Christian Academy-Louisville, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Christian Academy-Louisville was able to grind out a solid win over Bethlehem, taking the game 3-1.
Christian Academy-Louisville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-14.
Christian Academy-Louisville can attribute much of their success to Katrina Oswald, who had nine digs and two aces, and Lexi Schaffner, who had seven digs. That's the most aces Oswald has posted in her last 15 matches.
Meanwhile, Walden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Portland Christian. While the Wolverines didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-23 in the first set.
Walden started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-17.
Christian Academy-Louisville pushed their record up to 29-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Walden, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Christian Academy-Louisville took their win against Walden in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christian Academy-Louisville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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