After both having extra time off, the Wilmington Christian Academy Blazers and the Hillsboro Christian Academy Crusaders will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilmington Christian Academy will be strutting in after a win while Hillsboro Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Wilmington Christian Academy had just enough and edged Ross County Christian Academy out 3-2.
Wilmington Christian Academy took Ross County Christian Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 15-6.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Hillsboro Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Milford Christian. While the Crusaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the 25-21 in the first period.
Hillsboro Christian Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Hillsboro Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matches.
The victory got Wilmington Christian Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Hillsboro Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Wilmington Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Hillsboro Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will Wilmington Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Hillsboro Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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