Volleyball Preview: Packinghouse Christian Academy Bears vs. Crossroads Christian Warriors
Packinghouse Christian Academy is 9-1 against Crossroads Christian since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Packinghouse Christian Academy Bears will stay at home for another game and welcome the Crossroads Christian Warriors at 3:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Packinghouse Christian Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cornerstone Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 3-2. The Bears have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Packinghouse Christian Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Cornerstone Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 23-25, 21-25, 15-5.
Even though they lost, Packinghouse Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Crossroads Christian came up short against Samueli Academy on Monday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-9.
Packinghouse Christian Academy now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Crossroads Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Packinghouse Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Crossroads Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Packinghouse Christian Academy's way against Crossroads Christian in their previous matchup on September 3rd, as Packinghouse Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Packinghouse Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Crossroads Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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