Calvary Chapel Academy is 1-6 against Merritt Island Christian since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles will take on the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Calvary Chapel Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Riverbend Academy with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-13, 25-23.
Calvary Chapel Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island Christian entered their tilt with St. Edward's on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Pirates 3-2.
Merritt Island Christian took St. Edward's into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-8.
Calvary Chapel Academy pushed their record up to 6-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Merritt Island Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Calvary Chapel Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Merritt Island Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Calvary Chapel Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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