Volleyball Preview: Wickliffe Blue Devils vs. Cornerstone Christian Patriots
Wickliffe is 3-0 against Cornerstone Christian since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Wickliffe Blue Devils will square off against the Cornerstone Christian Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Wickliffe has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Cornerstone Christian will come in with 12 straight victories.
Wickliffe came up short against Kirtland on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Wickliffe was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Kirtland's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian and Medina Christian Academy met for a duel on Friday where Cornerstone Christian came out on top. Cornerstone Christian blew past Medina Christian Academy 3-0.
One reason for the win was Cornerstone Christian's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-8.
Cornerstone Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Wickliffe's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Cornerstone Christian, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Wickliffe came out on top in a nail-biter against Cornerstone Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2020, sneaking past 3-2. Does Wickliffe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cornerstone Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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