Faith Christian is 1-9 against Western Sierra Collegiate Academy since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Faith Christian Lions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Faith Christian got the win against Cristo Rey by a conclusive 3-0.
Faith Christian never let Cristo Rey on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-18, 25-22.
Faith Christian found their leader in underclassman Sydney Abken, who had nine aces and five digs. Those nine aces gave Abken a new career-high.
Faith Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Capitals , sneaking past 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-106) Western Sierra Collegiate Academy actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-23, 25-19, 16-25, 15-13.
Madison Chen and Ielyzaveta Demchuchena were among the main playmakers for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy as the former had four aces and the latter had nine digs, five aces, and two kills. Demchuchena is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Faith Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. As for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Faith Christian hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Faith Christian's sizable advantage in that area, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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