The Eagle Ridge Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Paul Lutheran Giants at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
St. Paul Lutheran is hoping to do what Thomas Jefferson School couldn't on Friday: put an end to Eagle Ridge Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Eagle Ridge Christian's way against Thomas Jefferson School as Eagle Ridge Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
Eagle Ridge Christian's got stronger as the match went on, holding Thomas Jefferson School to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-7, 25-4.
Eagle Ridge Christian relied on the efforts of Lydia Hester, who had four aces and three digs, and Jordahn Cook, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hester has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Paul Lutheran, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Marquand-Zion 3-0 on Thursday.
St. Paul Lutheran's got stronger as the match went on, holding Marquand-Zion to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-11.
St. Paul Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Eagle Ridge Christian's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for St. Paul Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Eagle Ridge Christian hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for St. Paul Lutheran, though, as they've been averaging only 1.5. Given Eagle Ridge Christian's sizable advantage in that area, St. Paul Lutheran will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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