Foothills Christian entered their matchup against Maranatha Christian on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Foothills Christian Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maranatha Christian Eagles. The Knights have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 26-24.
Foothills Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noelle Morr, who had 21 digs, 12 kills, and 12 kills. Morr has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played. Faith Thomas was another key player, getting 49 digs.
Leading Maranatha Christian to victory were Sage Owens and Emma Lyon. Owens had 20 digs and two aces, while Lyon had 20 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Owens is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Foothills Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Maranatha Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
Foothills Christian will face off against Kearny at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Maranatha Christian, they will challenge Chula Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Maranatha Christian is facing Chula Vista at the right time seeing as Chula Vista is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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