Volleyball Preview: Northside Christian Mustangs vs. Indian Rocks Christian Eagles
The Northside Christian Mustangs will head out to challenge the Indian Rocks Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Indian Rocks Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Northside Christian, who comes in off a win.
Northside Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against St. Petersburg Catholic as Northside Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Northside Christian was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-14, 25-3.
Among those leading the charge was Elizabeth Salyers, who had seven aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Northside Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Indian Rocks Christian entered their match against Tampa Catholic on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Indian Rocks Christian fell just short of Tampa Catholic by a score of 3-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Indian Rocks Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 18-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-12.
Northside Christian pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Indian Rocks Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Northside Christian took their win against Indian Rocks Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside Christian 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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