Volleyball Preview: Portsmouth Christian Academy Eagles vs. Concord Christian
Portsmouth Christian Academy has gone 5-0 against Concord Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Portsmouth Christian Academy Eagles will venture away from home to challenge Concord Christian at 9:30 a.m. Portsmouth Christian Academy is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, everything went Portsmouth Christian Academy's way against Nute as Portsmouth Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Portsmouth Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-9, 25-11.
Portsmouth Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 32 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Concord Christian faced Portsmouth Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Concord Christian fell just short of Portsmouth Christian Academy by a score of 3-2. Concord Christian's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Concord Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (103-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 14-25, 15-25, 15-11.
Portsmouth Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Concord Christian, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.
Portsmouth Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Concord Christian when the teams last played on Friday, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portsmouth Christian Academy 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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