Volleyball Preview: New Heights Christian Academy Cougars vs. Diamond Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on the Diamond Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. They took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on New Heights Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, New Heights Christian Academy made easy work of Southwest and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant New Heights Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-11, 25-12.
New Heights Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Diamond lost 3-0 to Fair Grove on Monday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-18, 25-13.
New Heights Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10-3 record this season. As for Diamond, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-12-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: New Heights Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Diamond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Heights Christian Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Diamond in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can New Heights Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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