The Redding Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the CORE Butte Lynx at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Redding Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Los Molinos.
Redding Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-16.
Redding Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven games.
Meanwhile, CORE Butte entered their tilt with Chester on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Volcanoes by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-11, 18-25, 25-21, 25-10.
Macey Ascherman and Xitlali Gonzalez were among the main playmakers for CORE Butte as the former had seven digs and a block and the latter had 16 digs and two aces.
Redding Christian's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 9-14-1. As for CORE Butte, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Redding Christian has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like CORE Butte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Redding Christian took their victory against CORE Butte when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Redding Christian since the squad 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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