The Heritage Christian Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Wylie Prep Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Heritage Christian got the win against Lucas Christian Academy by a conclusive 3-0. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Heritage Christian not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Lucas Christian Academy between 17 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Wylie Prep Academy made easy work of Dallas Lutheran on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Wylie Prep Academy not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Dallas Lutheran between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-21, 25-18.
Heritage Christian better focus on containing Miller G Molli and Macey Mcdonald as the pair were huge in Wylie Prep Academy's win. G Molli had seven digs and two aces, while Mcdonald had five aces and one assist. Those five aces gave Mcdonald a new career-high. Miriam Liechty also deserves some recognition as she had her first kills of the season.
Wylie Prep Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Heritage Christian's record is now 20-5. As for Wylie Prep Academy, their record now sits at 10-11-1.
Heritage Christian took their win against Wylie Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
