Volleyball Preview: Riverdale Christian Ambassadors vs. Kings Christian Crusaders
Riverdale Christian hasn't had much luck against Kings Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Riverdale Christian Ambassadors will challenge the Kings Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with 16 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Riverdale Christian finally turned things around against Laton on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs , sneaking past 3-2.
Riverdale Christian got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 31-29, 16-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Riverdale Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Kings Christian had just enough and edged Wonderful College Prep Academy out 3-2 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Kings Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Wonderful College Prep Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 19-25, 24-26, 15-12.
Riverdale Christian's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-11. As for Kings Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14-1 record this season.
Riverdale Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kings Christian when the teams last played on October 7th. Can Riverdale Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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