Volleyball Preview: El Paso HomeSchool Panthers vs. Immanuel Christian Warriors
El Paso HomeSchool hasn't had much luck against Immanuel Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
El Paso HomeSchool took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Jesus Chapel 3-0.
El Paso HomeSchool never let Jesus Chapel on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-12, 25-24.
El Paso HomeSchool was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went Immanuel Christian's way against Mesilla Valley Christian School on Tuesday as Immanuel Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
While Immanuel Christian won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-21, 25-23.
Immanuel Christian can attribute much of their success to Grace Jackson, who had ten digs.
El Paso HomeSchool pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Immanuel Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: El Paso HomeSchool has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Immanuel Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
El Paso HomeSchool suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Immanuel Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can El Paso HomeSchool avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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