St. Michael the Archangel is 8-2 against Summit Christian Academy since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Michael the Archangel Guardians are taking a road trip to face off against the Summit Christian Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. St. Michael the Archangel will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
St. Michael the Archangel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Park Hill South, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (St. Michael the Archangel was ranked ninth). St. Michael the Archangel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Park Hill South on Monday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day St. Michael the Archangel got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 23-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Summit Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Adrian on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blackhawks 25-17 in the first period.
Summit Christian Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Summit Christian Academy had strong showings from Ashlynn Brown, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Gabi Broom, who had six digs and 17 assists. That's the most aces Brown has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Summit Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Adrian only served ten.
St. Michael the Archangel's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. As for Summit Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9-1.
St. Michael the Archangel took their win against Summit Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will St. Michael the Archangel repeat their success, or does Summit Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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