Grace Christian had already won five in a row, and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They blew past Appalachian Christian 3-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Warriors also won the last time the pair played back in August.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Grace Christian was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-16.
Grace Christian can attribute much of their success to Ellie Palumbo, who had five aces and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Palumbo a new career-high in aces.
Grace Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in eight consecutive games.
Grace Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Appalachian Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grace Christian will square off against Blue Ridge Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Appalachian Christian, they will face off against Cornerstone Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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