The Calvary Day School Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Burlington Christian Academy Royals at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Day School is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Calvary Day School will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Caldwell Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Calvary Day School blew past Caldwell Academy 3-0 on Tuesday.
One reason for the win was Calvary Day School's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-14.
Calvary Day School's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Katheryn Tate, who had 12 digs, and Adelaide Schultz, who hit 100% for seven killseight digs and a block. Schultz is on a roll when it comes to hitting percentage, as she's now posted zero or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Calvary Day School kept the net locked down and finished the game with 15 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Burlington Christian Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Salem Baptist Christian on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.
Burlington Christian Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 14-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Calvary Day School's record is now 16-1. As for Burlington Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Calvary Day School has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Burlington Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Calvary Day School took their victory against Burlington Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2017 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Calvary Day School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burlington Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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