Volleyball Preview: Maranatha Christian Academy Eagles vs. Jefferson County North Chargers
The Maranatha Christian Academy Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Jefferson County North Chargers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Maranatha Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Kansas City Christian School.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Maranatha Christian Academy was: they took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13.
Maranatha Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Macy Karlin, who had five digs and two aces. Karlin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County North had just enough and edged Mission Valley out 2-1 on Monday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Jefferson County North got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-16, 23-25, 25-21.
Maranatha Christian Academy pushed their record up to 35-6 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jefferson County North, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-20 record this season.
Maranatha Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Jefferson County North when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Maranatha Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Jefferson County North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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