Redding Christian waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the CORE Butte Lynx. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
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 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23.
Redding Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, CORE Butte still got an impressive performance from Xitlali Gonzalez, who had 24 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Gonzalez is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Redding Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15-1 record this season. As for CORE Butte, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-6 record.
Redding Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Burney on the 22nd. As for CORE Butte, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Hamilton on the 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
