Volleyball Preview: First Christian Lions vs. Fort White Indians
The First Christian Lions will head out to challenge the Fort White Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. First Christian will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Tuesday, First Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Northside Christian Academy, taking the game 3-1.
First Christian was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10, 13-25, 25-10.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fort White, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Cedar Key out 3-2.
Fort White was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 20-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Fort White can attribute much of their success to Macie Maclaren, who had six digs and four aces, and Meloney Heagles, who had eight digs. Maclaren is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least four every time she's taken the court this season.
Fort White was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
First Christian pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fort White, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Everything went First Christian's way against Fort White when the teams last played last Tuesday, as First Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Christian 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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