The Curtis Baptist Crusaders will take on Newberry Academy at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Curtis Baptist will be strutting in after a win while Newberry Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Newberry Academy will be up against a hot Curtis Baptist squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Crusaders came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Richard Winn Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted since October 6th.
Curtis Baptist found their leader in sophomore Nata Kilroy, who had 11 digs and five aces.
Curtis Baptist was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Newberry Academy came up short against Curtis Baptist on October 9th and fell 3-1. Newberry Academy hasn't had much luck with Curtis Baptist recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
While Newberry Academy ultimately came up short, they really made Curtis Baptist work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-21, 24-26, 25-22, 26-24.
Curtis Baptist's win bumped their record up to 19-7. As for Newberry Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Curtis Baptist beat Newberry Academy 3-1 in their previous meeting on October 9th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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