The Mineral Ridge Rams will face off against the Lake Center Christian Tiger at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mineral Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Lake Center Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Mineral Ridge took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Harding.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mineral Ridge took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-15, 25-14.
Mineral Ridge can attribute much of their success to Tomlyn Sandy, who had nine digs and a block, and Gianna Wilson, who hit 58.8% for 11 killsseven digs, two blocks, and two aces. That's the most blocks Wilson has posted in her last eight contests.
Meanwhile, Lake Center Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Open Door Christian last Thursday and fell 3-2.
Lake Center Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (106-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 11-25, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Lake Center Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Mineral Ridge's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. As for Lake Center Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.
Mineral Ridge took their victory against Lake Center Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mineral Ridge since the team 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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