The Ontario Christian Knights will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Santiago Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Ontario Christian is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They lost 3-0 to Los Osos on Tuesday.
While Ontario Christian was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Santiago didn't have quite enough to beat Murrieta Valley on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Sharks haven't had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Santiago took Murrieta Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-16, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
Ontario Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Santiago in their previous meeting back in August of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Sharks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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