Central Valley Christian is on a 26-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bakersfield Christian is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cavaliers will host the Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Central Valley Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Stockdale.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-15, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Valley Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Piepgrass, who had nine digs and two aces.
Piepgrass wasn't the only good servers: Central Valley Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian earned a 3-1 win over Clovis East on Tuesday.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (93-87) Bakersfield Christian actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 9-25, 25-20, 28-26.
Bakersfield Christian's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Central Valley Christian, their win bumped their record up to 33-6.
Everything went Central Valley Christian's way against Bakersfield Christian in their previous meeting back in September, as Central Valley Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
