Volleyball Preview: Mount Calvary Christian Academy Warriors vs. Terra Ceia Christian Knights
The Mount Calvary Christian Academy Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Terra Ceia Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Calvary Christian Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Monday, Mount Calvary Christian Academy got the win against Calvary Baptist Church by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mount Calvary Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-8, 25-8.
Hannah Rice continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 22 aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Coria, who had eight aces.
Coria wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Mount Calvary Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 39 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
While Terra Ceia Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage Christian Academy on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Terra Ceia Christian who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 30-28, 20-25, 25-13, 12-25, 15-12.
Mount Calvary Christian Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Terra Ceia Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Mount Calvary Christian Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 21.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Terra Ceia Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mount Calvary Christian Academy beat Terra Ceia Christian 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Calvary 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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