Volleyball Game Preview: Unity Christian on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 3:38am

Volleyball Preview: Unity Christian Lions vs. Argenta-Oreana Bombers

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Unity Christian and Argenta-Oreana are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Unity Christian Lions will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Argenta-Oreana Bombers, where is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Argenta-Oreana took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Unity Christian, who comes in off a win.

Last Saturday, Unity Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Cornerstone Christian, taking the game 2-0.

After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-19.

Unity Christian relied on the efforts of Maddie Jones, who had ten digs and three aces, and Abby Jones, who had four digs and ten assists. That's the most aces Maddie has posted since back in October of 2023.

Unity Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Argenta-Oreana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Peoria Christian.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-14.

Unity Christian pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Argenta-Oreana, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.

Unity Christian skirted past Argenta-Oreana 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Unity Christian repeat their success, or does Argenta-Oreana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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