Metrolina Christian Academy has won six straight games at home, while Gaston Day has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors and the Gaston Day Spartans are set to duel. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Metrolina Christian Academy made easy work of Concord Academy and carried off a 3-0 win.
Metrolina Christian Academy was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-9.
Metrolina Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Gaston Day got the win against SouthLake Christian Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Gaston Day won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-16, 26-24.
Metrolina Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Gaston Day, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Metrolina Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Gaston Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Metrolina Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Gaston Day in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Does Metrolina Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gaston Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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