The Fort Worth Christian Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Grace Prep Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Fort Worth Christian finally turned things around against Coram Deo Academy on Thursday. They blew past the Lions 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cardinals have posted since September 7, 2023.
Fort Worth Christian walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Grace Prep earned a 3-1 victory over Coram Deo Academy on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grace Prep.
Grace Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-16, 25-18, 25-13.
Grace Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Fort Worth Christian's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-12. As for Grace Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Fort Worth Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Grace Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Will Fort Worth Christian repeat their success, or does Grace Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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