The Westminster Christian Wildcats's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Westminster Christian duked it out withFort Zumwalt North on Tuesday. Westminster Christian blew past Fort Zumwalt North 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Westminster Christian took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-10, 25-12.
Westminster Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sophia Arana led the charge by getting five digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Buchanan, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Westminster Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Incarnate Word Academy posted their biggest win since October 2nd on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Hazelwood Central with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Knights.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Incarnate Word Academy took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-13.
Westminster Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5-2 record this season. As for Incarnate Word Academy, their win bumped their record up to 26-10.
Westminster Christian came up short against Incarnate Word Academy in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Incarnate Word Academy's Ally Fuchs, who had 26 digs. Now that Westminster Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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