After both having extra time off, the McDade Bulldogs and the Still Creek Christian Colts will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McDade will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
McDade is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Fayetteville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2.
McDade took Fayetteville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-10, 23-25, 20-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Still Creek Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Buckholts on Thursday.
Still Creek Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-13, 15-11.
Still Creek Christian can attribute much of their success to Julianna Stanley, who had six aces. That's the most aces Stanley has posted since back in August.
Still Creek Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in five consecutive matchups.
McDade's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Still Creek Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season.
McDade took their win against Still Creek Christian when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will McDade repeat their success, or does Still Creek Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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