Middle Tennessee Christian is on a 21-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Riverdale is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars will welcome the Riverdale Warriors at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, Middle Tennessee Christian made easy work of Grace Christian Academy and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Middle Tennessee Christian took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Riverdale didn't have done well against Oakland recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Riverdale blew past Oakland 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Warriors have posted against the Patriots since September 15, 2020.
Riverdale didn't let Oakland take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 26-24.
Middle Tennessee Christian's win bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Riverdale, their victory bumped their record up to 19-11.
Everything went Middle Tennessee Christian's way against Riverdale when the teams last played back in August of 2022 as Middle Tennessee Christian made off with a 3-0 win. Will Middle Tennessee Christian repeat their success, or does Riverdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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