The Forge Christian Fury will head out on the road to square off against the Aspen Skiers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Forge Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, Forge Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Eagle Ridge Academy, taking the game 3-1.
In the three sets Forge Christian was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 18-25, 25-14, 25-14.
Forge Christian found their leader in underclassman Anjalena Almanza, who had nine digs and four aces.
Forge Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Aspen sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Basalt on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Skiers.
Forge Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Aspen, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9.
Everything went Forge Christian's way against Aspen when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as Forge Christian made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forge Christian 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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