Timberlake Christian is 10-0 against Temple Christian since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Timberlake Christian Tornadoes are on the road again to play the Temple Christian Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Timberlake Christian will be strutting in after a win while Temple Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, everything went Timberlake Christian's way against Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy as Timberlake Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Timberlake Christian was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-16, 25-8.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Timberlake Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abbey Cook, who had seven digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Timberlake Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Temple Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy by a score of 3-2.
Temple Christian took Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 25-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-0, 0-25, 0-25, 25-0.
Timberlake Christian's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0-1. As for Temple Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Timberlake Christian's way against Temple Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Timberlake Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Timberlake Christian repeat their success, or does Temple Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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