The Portsmouth Christian Patriots will take on the Denbigh Baptist Christian Minutemen at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Portsmouth Christian is out to stop a 17-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Portsmouth Christian and Suffolk Christian Academy met for a duel on Friday where Portsmouth Christian couldn't get it done. Portsmouth Christian took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Suffolk Christian Academy. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-19 in the first set.
Portsmouth Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-14, 25-15.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Denbigh Baptist Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Grace Christian School by a score of 3-2. The Minutemen have struggled against the Kings recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Denbigh Baptist Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (104-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 11-25, 21-25, 28-26, 15-9.
Portsmouth Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Denbigh Baptist Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7.
Portsmouth Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Denbigh Baptist Christian in their previous matchup back in September. Will Portsmouth Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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