Volleyball Preview: Unity Christian Crusaders vs. Zeeland East Chix
The Unity Christian Crusaders are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Zeeland East Chix at 6:00 p.m.
Unity Christian is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Harper Creek just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beavers.
Unity Christian might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Harper Creek: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 31-29, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Zeeland East had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Dutch. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Chix this season.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Zeeland East was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-8, 25-9.
Unity Christian's loss dropped their record down to 8-3-3. As for Zeeland East, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Unity Christian came up short against Zeeland East when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Unity Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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