Volleyball Preview: Eden Christian Academy vs. Bishop Canevin Crusaders
Eden Christian Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Bishop Canevin Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Eden Christian Academy's way against Brentwood as Eden Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
Eden Christian Academy was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-10.
Eden Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Alexis Fowler, who had 18 digs, and Erin Hull, who had five digs and three aces. Hull has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
Eden Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 20 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Canevin had just enough and edged Serra Catholic out 3-2 on Thursday.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-101) Bishop Canevin actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 10-25, 18-16.
Ayla Altman had a dynamite game for Bishop Canevin, getting 31 digs.
Eden Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop Canevin, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Eden Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Bishop Canevin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eden Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Canevin when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eden Christian Academy since the team 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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