The GV Christian Guardians will head out to square off against the White Pine Bobcats at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as GV Christian comes in on seven and White Pine on five.
Last Tuesday, GV Christian beat Lake Mead Christian Academy 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-12, 20-25, 25-23.
GV Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Olivia Torres, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Hannah Heaston, who had ten digs. Torres is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
GV Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, White Pine was able to grind out a solid win over Adelson on Monday, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: White Pine took both sets by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-9.
GV Christian's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for White Pine, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: GV Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like White Pine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
GV Christian beat White Pine 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for GV Christian 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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