After both having extra time off, the SkyView Academy Hawks and the Heritage Christian Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. SkyView Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Heritage Christian will come in with 14 straight victories.
It was a Battle of the Birds when SkyView Academy took on Dayspring Christian Academy on Thursday. SkyView Academy came up short against Dayspring Christian Academy, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian hadn't done well against Belleview Christian recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Heritage Christian put the hurt on Belleview Christian with a sharp 3-0 win.
Heritage Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Belleview Christian between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-15, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Abby Leveillee, who had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Heritage Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive contests.
SkyView Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Heritage Christian, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: SkyView Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Heritage Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
SkyView Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Heritage Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can SkyView Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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