Volleyball Preview: Grace Christian Academy Rams vs. Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers
The Grace Christian Academy Rams will stay at home for another game and welcome the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grace Christian Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lakeway Christian Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Grace Christian Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Grace 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 five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Boyd-Buchanan suffered their biggest loss since August 27th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Silverdale Academy. The Buccaneers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
While Boyd-Buchanan was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Silverdale Academy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-22.
Grace Christian Academy's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-11. As for Boyd-Buchanan, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17-1.
Grace Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Boyd-Buchanan in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will Grace Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Boyd-Buchanan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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