Calvary Day School and Hickory Grove Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Calvary Day School Cougars will face off against the Hickory Grove Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary Day School will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Calvary Day School will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Caldwell Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Calvary Day School's way against Caldwell Academy on Monday as Calvary Day School made off with a 3-0 victory. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Calvary Day School took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-17, 25-13.
Calvary Day School relied on the efforts of Katheryn Tate, who had 14 digs, and Adelaide Schultz, who hit 77.8% for seven kills, five digs, and five blocks. Tate is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Calvary Day School couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.5% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hickory Grove Christian suffered their biggest loss since September 21, 2023 on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Metrolina Christian Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lions have suffered against the Warriors since September 17, 2019.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 25-15.
Calvary Day School's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Hickory Grove Christian, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Calvary Day School has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Hickory Grove Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Calvary Day School beat Hickory Grove Christian 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary Day School 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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