Volleyball Preview: Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs vs. Memorial Christian Academy Warriors
Methodist Children's Home is 0-10 against Memorial Christian Academy since August of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs will welcome the Memorial Christian Academy Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Methodist Children's Home is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season last Thursday. They came up short against Grace Academy, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-2, 25-6, 25-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Memorial Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Providence Prep. The Warriors have struggled against the Rams recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Memorial Christian Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.
Despite their defeat, Memorial Christian Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Alexis Mull, who had nine digs, was perhaps the best of all.
Even though they lost, Memorial Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Methodist Children's Home's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Memorial Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11-3.
Methodist Children's Home suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Memorial Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Methodist Children's Home avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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