Neuse Christian Academy is 8-2 against St. Thomas More Academy since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Neuse Christian Academy Lions will challenge the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Neuse Christian Academy beat Thales Academy Rolesville 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Neuse Christian Academy walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 25-16.
Neuse 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 six aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More Academy had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Lion.
St. Thomas More Academy was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-18, 25-17.
Neuse Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for St. Thomas More Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Neuse Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 13.4 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas More Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Neuse Christian Academy came up short against St. Thomas More Academy in their previous matchup on September 6th, falling 3-1. Can Neuse Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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