Northside Christian is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Calvary Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northside Christian Mustangs will square off against the Calvary Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northside Christian will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Keswick Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Northside Christian's way against Keswick Christian on Tuesday as Northside Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Northside Christian won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-20, 25-23.
Northside Christian can attribute much of their success to Anastasia Papric, who had seven digs and four aces, and Charlotte Kennedy, who had six digs.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian made easy work of Steinbrenner on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 25-19.
Addie Davis had a dynamite game for Calvary Christian, getting 26 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Davis now had 18 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Northside Christian's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Calvary Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Northside Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Calvary Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northside Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Calvary Christian in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Will Northside Christian repeat their success, or does Calvary Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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