Volleyball Preview: Arlington Tigers vs. Briarcrest Christian Saints
The Arlington Tigers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Briarcrest Christian Saints at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Arlington challenged Brighton on Tuesday. Arlington blew past Brighton 3-0.
One reason for the win was Arlington's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Briarcrest Christian came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Stars as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Briarcrest Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping St. Agnes Academy between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.
Briarcrest Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Arlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Briarcrest Christian, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-6.
Arlington was able to grind out a solid win over Briarcrest Christian when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arlington 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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