Tree of Life Christian is 0-10 against Delaware Christian since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Tree of Life Christian Trojans are on the road again to play the Delaware Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tree of Life Christian will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Worthington Christian, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Tree of Life Christian came out on top against Worthington Christian by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Tree of Life 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 14-25, 28-26, 25-19, 26-24.
Mimi Cochran was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Molsberry, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Tree of Life Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Delaware Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Spencerville on Saturday, taking the game 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Delaware Christian was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Spencerville squad. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14.
Tree of Life Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Delaware Christian, their record now sits at 11-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Tree of Life Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Delaware Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tree of Life Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Delaware Christian in their previous meeting back in August. Can Tree of Life Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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