Pathway Christian is 2-8 against Unity Christian since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pathway Christian Panthers will head out to square off against the Unity Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Pathway Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Quad Cities Christian and fell 3-2.
Pathway Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (101-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 16-25, 18-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Pathway Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Unity Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Quad Cities Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Unity Christian came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 26-24, 20-25, 14-25, 16-14.
Pathway Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Unity Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Pathway Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Unity Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pathway Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Unity Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Pathway Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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