The Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots will challenge the Christian Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace will head out to face Christian after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Academy of Our Lady of Peace came up short against Cathedral Catholic, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that the Pilots let down their fans at home.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Point Loma on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 18-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-10.
Christian can attribute much of their success to Samantha Griggs, who had 18 digs.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-5. As for Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace was able to grind out a solid victory over Christian in their previous matchup on October 3rd, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Academy of Our Lady of Peace 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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