After both having extra time off, The Connection School of Houston Bears and the Lifegate Christian Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. The Connection School of Houston will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
The Connection School of Houston will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Humble Christian, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. The Connection School of Houston came out on top in a nail-biter against Humble Christian on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2.
The Connection School of Houston took Humble Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-17, 25-13, 15-25, 15-12.
Eve Ogle went supernova for The Connection School of Houston, getting 32 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Ogle a new career-high in aces.
The Connection School of Houston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lifegate Christian entered their tilt with Southwest Prep Northwest on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the ROYALS as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lifegate Christian took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-9, 25-12.
The Connection School of Houston now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Lifegate Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: The Connection School of Houston has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lifegate Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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