Richmond Christian and Grove Christian School are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Richmond Christian Warriors will play host again on Friday to welcome the Grove Christian School Falcons, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Grove Christian School took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Richmond Christian, who comes in off a win.
While Richmond Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Williamsburg Christian Academy on Monday.
Richmond Christian was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Williamsburg Christian Academy squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-7, 25-16.
Richmond Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Grove Christian School entered their matchup against Grace Christian School on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Grove Christian School fell just short of Grace Christian School by a score of 3-2.
Grove Christian School took a 2-0 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-9.
Richmond Christian's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Grove Christian School, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Richmond Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 20.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Grove Christian School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Richmond Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Grove Christian School in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Richmond Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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