Mississippi Valley Christian and Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis met for a duel on Tuesday where Mississippi Valley Christian had to take the L. The Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors fell just short of the Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis Crusaders by a score of 3-2. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Mississippi Valley Christian took Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15, 19-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Emma Brenner, who had eight aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Abi Wright, who had seven aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mississippi Valley Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Mississippi Valley Christian dropped their record down to 6-19-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 3-8 record.
Mississippi Valley Christian will challenge Illinois School for the Deaf at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mississippi Valley Christian is facing Illinois School for the Deaf at the right time seeing as Illinois School for the Deaf is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, they will face off against North County Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: North County Christian will have lost six straight heading into Friday's contest.
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