After both having extra time off, the Grace Christian Lions and the Emmanuel Christian Crusaders will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Grace Christian came up short against South Aiken Baptist Christian back in September, falling 3-0.
Grace Christian took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Christian entered their matchup against Dillon Christian back in August without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Emmanuel Christian fell 3-1 to Dillon Christian. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Maddie Oliver, who had ten kills and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Zillie Braddy, who had eight kills.
Even though they lost, Emmanuel Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive games.
Grace Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Emmanuel Christian, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Grace Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Emmanuel Christian in their previous meeting back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oliver, who had 13 aces, nine kills, and a block. Now that Grace Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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