Volleyball Preview: Ovilla Christian Eagles vs. Garland Christian Academy Swordsmen
Ovilla Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Garland Christian Academy Swordsmen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Garland Christian Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ovilla Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Ovilla Christian got the win against Valor Preparatory Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ovilla Christian was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-13, 25-10.
Ovilla Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jillian White, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces White has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Elise Jacob, who had five digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Ovilla Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Garland Christian Academy lost 3-0 to Heritage Christian on Tuesday. The Swordsmen haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-17, 25-14.
Ovilla Christian pushed their record up to 24-5 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Garland Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Everything went Ovilla Christian's way against Garland Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2021 as Ovilla Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Ovilla Christian repeat their success, or does Garland Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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