Volleyball Preview: Burlington Christian Academy Royals vs. Carolina Friends Quakers
The Burlington Christian Academy Royals will venture away from home to challenge the Carolina Friends Quakers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Burlington Christian Academy is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 22nd on Thursday. They came up short against Varsity Opponent, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Royals seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
While Burlington Christian Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-18, 25-17.
Burlington Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Logan Staley, who had nine digs and three aces, and Jessica Stiles, who had five digs and two kills. Staley is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Burlington Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 22 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Carolina Friends unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Friday. They came up short against Burlington Christian Academy, falling 3-0. The Quakers haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Carolina Friends may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 16 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-16.
Burlington Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Carolina Friends, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Everything went Burlington Christian Academy's way against Carolina Friends in their previous matchup last Friday, as Burlington Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burlington 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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