The Sterling City Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Cornerstone Christian at 12:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Sterling City didn't have quite enough to beat Veribest and fell 3-2.
Sterling City started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian came up short against Water Valley back in August and fell 2-0. The game marked the first time this year in which Cornerstone Christian was not able to get on the board.
While Cornerstone Christian ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18.
Sterling City has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Cornerstone Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Sterling City came up short against Cornerstone Christian in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, falling 3-1. Can Sterling City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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