Volleyball Preview: Kings Christian Crusaders vs. Riverdale Christian Ambassadors
Kings Christian is 6-0 against Riverdale Christian since October of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Kings Christian Crusaders will look to defend their home court against the Riverdale Christian Ambassadors at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, Kings Christian had just enough and edged Wonderful College Prep Academy out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Kings Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Wonderful College Prep Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 19-25, 24-26, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Christian came into Tuesday's contest having lost 16 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Laton out 3-2.
Riverdale Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (114-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 31-29, 16-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Riverdale Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Kings Christian pushed their record up to 12-14-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Riverdale Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-11.
Kings Christian took their victory against Riverdale Christian in their previous meeting on October 7th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Kings Christian repeat their success, or does Riverdale Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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