After both having extra time off, the Lumen Christi Archangels and the Birchwood Christian Warriors will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On October 11th, everything went Lumen Christi's way against Cook Inlet Academy as Lumen Christi made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Archangels.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lumen Christi took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-12, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Birchwood Christian faced Susitna Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Birchwood Christian came out on top against Susitna Valley by a score of 3-1.
Birchwood Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-19.
Birchwood Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elli Courtney led the charge by getting two aces and 15 assists.
Birchwood Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Lumen Christi's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Birchwood Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Lumen Christi came up short against Birchwood Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Lumen Christi have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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