Volleyball Preview: Burlington Christian Academy Royals vs. Calvary Day School Cougars
Burlington Christian Academy has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Calvary Day School Cougars at 5:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, it was close, but Burlington Christian Academy sidestepped Salem Baptist Christian for a 3-2 victory.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-102) Burlington Christian Academy actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 14-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Burlington Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 24 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Calvary Day School came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Caldwell Academy 3-0.
While Calvary Day School won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-14.
Calvary Day School's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Katheryn Tate, who had 12 digs, and Adelaide Schultz, who hit 100% for seven killseight digs and a block. Schultz is on a roll when it comes to hitting percentage, as she's now posted zero or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Burlington Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Calvary Day School, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Burlington Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Calvary Day School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Burlington Christian Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Calvary Day School in their previous meeting back in October of 2017. Can Burlington Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
