The Crosspointe Christian Academy Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Mooresville Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Crosspointe Christian Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Colonial Christian.
Crosspointe Christian Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (96-90), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 12-25, 25-21, 25-21, 13-25, 15-4.
Crosspointe Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 3-0 when they serve more than ten aces.
Meanwhile, Mooresville Christian had just enough and edged Seven Oaks Classical out 3-2 on Monday.
Mooresville Christian took Seven Oaks Classical into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-9, 18-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Mooresville Christian relied on the efforts of Mikayla Kitchen, who had five aces, and Iris Hill, who had five digs and three aces. Hill is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Crosspointe Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mooresville Christian, their record is now 7-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Crosspointe Christian Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Mooresville Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Crosspointe Christian Academy took their win against Mooresville Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crosspointe Christian Academy 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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