Intermountain Christian is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Salt Lake Academy is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Intermountain Christian Lions will welcome the Salt Lake Academy Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Intermountain Christian got the win against Freedom Prep Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-12, 25-21.
Intermountain Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Salt Lake Academy made easy work of Utah Military Academy - Hill Field on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Salt Lake Academy was: they took every set by at least 18 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-3, 25-5.
Raven Rodriguez was the offensive standout of the match as she had 15 aces and three digs. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last six games she's played.
The victory got Intermountain Christian back to even at 3-3. As for Salt Lake Academy, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Intermountain Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14 aces per game. However, it's not like Salt Lake Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Intermountain Christian's way against Salt Lake Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Intermountain Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Intermountain Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salt Lake Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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