Volleyball Preview: Grace Academy vs. Memorial Christian Academy Warriors
Grace Academy is 10-0 against Memorial Christian Academy since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. Grace Academy will be playing at home against the Memorial Christian Academy Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Memorial Christian Academy is hoping to do what Providence Prep couldn't last Tuesday: put an end to Grace Academy's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Grace Academy was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Providence Prep.
Grace Academy walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-20, 25-15, 25-18.
Grace Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Memorial Christian Academy's way against Methodist Children's Home on Tuesday as Memorial Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Memorial Christian Academy took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-13, 25-13.
Grace Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Memorial Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Grace Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Memorial Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Grace Academy took their victory against Memorial Christian Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Grace Academy repeat their success, or does Memorial Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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