Tri-City Christian is 0-8 against Maranatha Christian since September of 2017 but things could change on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Tri-City Christian finally turned things around against Escondido Charter on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the White Tigers.
Tri-City Christian was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 25 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-0, 25-0, 27-0.
Meanwhile, Maranatha Christian had just enough and edged Santana out 3-2 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Maranatha Christian took Santana into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 24-26, 10-25, 25-13, 15-9.
Maranatha Christian can attribute much of their success to Sage Owens, who had 18 digs.
Maranatha Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 26 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Tri-City Christian's record is now 3-7. As for Maranatha Christian, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Tri-City Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Maranatha Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Tri-City Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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