The Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Challenger Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy's way against The Master's Academy as Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-11, 25-13.
Alexis Gosnell was her usual excellent self, getting nine digs, five aces, and five aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Szucs, who had seven aces and six digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Reynolds Mountain 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 seven aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Challenger waltzed into their contest last Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Fire.
A big factor in the win was Challenger's feisty defense: they held Christian Family Academy to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-12.
Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Challenger, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.6 blocks per game. However, it's not like Challenger struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy beat Challenger 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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