After both having extra time off, the Lifegate Christian Falcons and The Connection School of Houston Bears will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, everything went Lifegate Christian's way against Southwest Prep Northwest as Lifegate Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lifegate Christian took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-12.
Lifegate Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 35 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, The Connection School of Houston hadn't done well against Humble Christian recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Connection School of Houston narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Humble Christian 3-2.
The Connection School of Houston took Humble Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-17, 25-13, 15-25, 15-12.
The Connection School of Houston found their leader in underclassman Eve Ogle, who had 32 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Ogle a new career-high in aces.
Lifegate Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for The Connection School of Houston, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Lifegate Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 22.4 aces per game. However, it's not like The Connection School of Houston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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