Volleyball Preview: Immanuel Christian Crusaders vs. Baker Braves
Immanuel Christian and Baker are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Immanuel Christian Crusaders will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Baker Braves at 5:00 p.m. Immanuel Christian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Monday, everything went Immanuel Christian's way against Trona as Immanuel Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Immanuel Christian's feisty defense: they held Trona to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-9.
Immanuel Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Baker beat Big Pine 3-1 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.
Baker had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22.
Immanuel Christian's victory bumped their record up to 10-11-2. As for Baker, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11-2.
Immanuel Christian beat Baker 2-0 when the teams last played last Saturday. Does Immanuel Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Baker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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