The Valley Christian Trojans will face off against the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Valley Christian sitting on 11 straight victories and Northwest Christian on five.
Valley Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Gilbert Christian 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since October 11th.
Valley Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (115-109), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-19, 26-24, 33-35, 10-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian hadn't done well against Snowflake recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Crusaders had just enough and edged out the Lobos 3-2.
Northwest Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 19-25, 17-25, 25-14, 15-13.
Northwest Christian's win came from a few key players Valley Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lily Brumbaugh, who had 18 digs and one assist. That's the most digs she has posted since back in November of 2024. Ava Parsons was another key player, getting 13 digs and five assists.
Valley Christian's victory bumped their record up to 33-10. As for Northwest Christian, their win bumped their record up to 27-6.
Valley Christian took their victory against Northwest Christian when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
