Neuse Christian Academy has gone 8-2 against St. Thomas More Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Neuse Christian Academy Lions will challenge the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Neuse Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Thales Academy Rolesville, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Neuse Christian Academy was especially dominant 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 entered their tilt with Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Lion as they made off with a 3-0 win.
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, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: 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 when the teams last played on September 6th, falling 3-1. Can Neuse Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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