Volleyball Preview: Grace Prep Lions vs. Fort Worth Christian Cardinals
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges the Fort Worth Christian Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grace Prep is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Grace Prep finally turned things around against Coram Deo Academy on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Grace Prep has posted since September 12th.
Grace Prep was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-12, 25-19.
Grace Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Fort Worth Christian lost 3-0 to Southwest Christian School on Tuesday. The Cardinals have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Fort Worth Christian was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-23.
Grace Prep's victory bumped their record up to 11-18. As for Fort Worth Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
Grace Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Worth Christian when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Prep 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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