The New Hope Christian Phoenix are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Joseph D Defenders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games New Hope Christian has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, New Hope Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Cornerstone Family and fell 3-2.
New Hope Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Cornerstone Family into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-22, 25-10, 17-25, 15-13.
New Hope Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Elise Sterling, who had 12 aces, and Lily Holan, who had ten aces and a kill. Those ten aces gave Holan a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: New Hope Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph D was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Cornerstone Family, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
New Hope Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-8. As for St. Joseph D, their record is now 0-5.
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