The Valley Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to take on the Shandon Outlaws at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Shandon will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Valley Christian Academy got the win against Cuyama Valley by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-20.
Valley Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Cecily Evans, who had ten digs and a block. Evans has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Valley Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Shandon came up short against Coast Union on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Outlaws in their matchups with the Broncos: they've now lost four in a row.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-13, 18-25, 25-12.
Valley Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Shandon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Valley Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Shandon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Valley Christian Academy's way against Shandon in their previous matchup back in September, as Valley Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Christian Academy 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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