Volleyball Preview: New Hope Christian Phoenix vs. Cornerstone Family Saints
The New Hope Christian Phoenix will square off against the Cornerstone Family Saints at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Hope Christian is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
New Hope Christian will head out to face Cornerstone Family after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. New Hope Christian fell just short of Whitefield Academy by a score of 3-2. The Phoenix's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
New Hope Christian started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-13.
Elise Sterling put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had five aces and two kills. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
Even though they lost, New Hope Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Family had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past St. Joseph D 3-0 on Friday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
New Hope Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Cornerstone Family, their victory bumped their record up to 2-13.
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