The Whittier Christian Heralds will face off against the Maranatha Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Whittier Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Maranatha will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Whittier Christian turned things around against Heritage Christian on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 3-1.
Whittier Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-11, 25-14, 25-21.
Whittier Christian found their leader in sophomore Anwar Klewer, who had 13 digs and two assists. Mark Zamarripa also deserves some recognition as he had his first dig of the season.
Whittier Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Maranatha came up short against Valley Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Minutemen have struggled against the Defenders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19.
Whittier Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-15. As for Maranatha, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything went Whittier Christian's way against Maranatha in their previous meeting back in March, as Whittier Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Heralds repeat their success, or do the Minutemen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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