Volleyball Preview: Unity Christian Lions vs. Heritage Hawks
Unity Christian has won 20 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Heritage has won 20 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Unity Christian Lions will host the Heritage Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Unity Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, taking the game 2-0.
Unity Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19.
Unity Christian relied on the efforts of Maddie Jones, who had ten digs and two aces, and Abby Jones, who had. That's the most aces Maddie has posted in her last eight matchups.
Unity Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 29 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Heritage narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Oakland/Kansas/Shiloh 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Heritage got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 19-25, 25-15.
Unity Christian's victory bumped their record up to 29-0. As for Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11-1 record this season.
Unity Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Unity Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Heritage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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