It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks dukes it out withthe Ovilla Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alcuin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Ovilla Christian will come in with 11 straight victories.
Alcuin came up short against First Baptist on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Alcuin was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into First Baptist's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Ovilla Christian got the win against Prestonwood Christian North on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ovilla Christian was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9, 25-12.
Ovilla Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gracie Scott out in front who had 13 digs and two aces. Scott is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenlin Garlitz, who had ten digs, four kills, and four aces.
Ovilla Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.6% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.9% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 44.2%.
Alcuin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Ovilla Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season.
Alcuin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ovilla Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Alcuin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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