Volleyball Game Preview: Poway Titans vs. Victory Christian Academy Knights

The Poway Titans will be taking part in a tournament against the Victory Christian Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Poway will be strutting in after a win while Victory Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Poway turned things around against Mt. Carmel on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Sundevils with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Titans not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 25th (when they won 3-0).

The win didn't come easy: Mt. Carmel scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 25-18.

Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to The Cambridge School.

The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: The Cambridge School scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 26-28, 25-17, 25-19.

Poway will need to focus on slowing down Brad Chier, one of several Victory Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He had 20 kills, 12 digs, and two aces. Chier has been hot for a while, having posted seven or more kills the last 21 times he's played. Esteban Torres was another key player, getting 38 assists and seven digs.

Victory Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Poway, their victory bumped their record up to 19-14.