Volleyball Preview: Redding Christian Lions vs. Burney Raiders
Redding Christian has gone 9-1 against Burney recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Redding Christian Lions will look to defend their home court against the Burney Raiders at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Redding Christian has four straight wins, Burney has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Redding Christian beat CORE Butte 3-1.
Redding Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23.
Redding Christian 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 12 aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Burney lost 3-0 to Los Molinos on Thursday.
While Burney was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Los Molinos' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 26-24.
Burney's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mia Perez, who had 40 digs, and Alexis Witzel, who had 26 digs and three kills. Perez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Jimenez-Garcia, who had 12 digs and two blocks.
Redding Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15-1 record this season. As for Burney, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Redding Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Burney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Redding Christian's way against Burney when the teams last played on October 3rd, as Redding Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Redding Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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