The Loma Linda Academy Roadrunners will venture away from home to face off against the Ontario Christian Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Loma Linda Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Ontario Christian will come in with eight straight victories.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Loma Linda Academy and Aquinas, and Aquinas kept the tradition alive. The Roadrunners fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Roadrunners didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 25-21 in the first set.
Loma Linda Academy couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Aquinas a tough time in the fourth set. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-12, 25-17, 36-38, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Ontario Christian made easy work of Arrowhead Christian on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Arrowhead Christian scored at least 20 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-22.
Ontario Christian's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8. As for Loma Linda Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14.
Everything went Loma Linda Academy's way against Ontario Christian when the teams last played back in March, as Loma Linda Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Roadrunners since the team 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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