The Village Christian Academy Knights will square off against the Hoke County Bucks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Village Christian Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
While Village Christian Academy's victory against Coastal Christian wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Knights skirted past the Centurions 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Knights have posted since March 25, 2024.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Village Christian Academy who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 24-26, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Hoke County got the win against Alpha Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The Bucks haven't had any issues with the Timberwolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hoke County was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-12.
Village Christian Academy better focus on containing Heiden Small and Pedro Ramos-Alejandro as the pair were huge in Hoke County's win. Small had 11 assists and five aces, while Ramos-Alejandro had ten digs. Ramos-Alejandro has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times he's played.
Village Christian Academy's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Hoke County, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Village Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Hoke County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Village Christian Academy took their win against Hoke County in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bucks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
