Merritt Island Christian is 6-1 against Calvary Chapel Academy since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Merritt Island Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Monday, it was close, but Merritt Island Christian sidestepped St. Edward's for a 3-2 victory.
Merritt Island Christian took St. Edward's into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Calvary Chapel Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Riverbend Academy on Tuesday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-13, 25-23.
Calvary Chapel Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since two weeks ago.
Merritt Island Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Calvary Chapel Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Merritt Island Christian's way against Calvary Chapel Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Merritt Island Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Merritt Island Christian repeat their success, or does Calvary Chapel Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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