Volleyball Preview: Cornerstone Family Saints vs. New Hope Christian Phoenix
The Cornerstone Family Saints's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the New Hope Christian Phoenix at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Hope Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Cornerstone Family, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Cornerstone Family finally turned things around against St. Joseph D on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Defenders.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
Meanwhile, New Hope Christian entered their game against Whitefield Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. New Hope Christian fell just short of Whitefield Academy by a score of 3-2. The Phoenix's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
New Hope Christian started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-13.
Elise Sterling put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had five aces and two kills. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
Even though they lost, New Hope Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Cornerstone Family's win bumped their record up to 2-13. As for New Hope Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
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