Volleyball Game Preview: Corinth Christian Academy Warriors vs. Hope Christian Academy Lions

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 1:06am

Volleyball Preview: Corinth Christian Academy Warriors vs. Hope Christian Academy Lions

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Corinth Christian Academy is 6-0 against Hope Christian Academy since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Corinth Christian Academy Warriors will square off against the Hope Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m.

Corinth Christian Academy came up short against Madison County last Monday, falling 3-0. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-10.

Meanwhile, Hope Christian Academy can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They put the hurt on Gainesville Christian Community with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lions have posted since September 10th.

Hope Christian Academy never let Gainesville Christian Community on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-18, 25-22.

Among those leading the charge was Ashlyn Crews, who had six aces and two kills. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.

Hope Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.5.

Corinth Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Hope Christian Academy, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10.

Everything went Corinth Christian Academy's way against Hope Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September, as Corinth Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corinth Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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