The Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars will head out to take on the Friendship Christian Commanders at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Friendship Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Middle Tennessee Christian, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Middle Tennessee Christian challenged Providence Christian Academy on Thursday. The Cougars walked away with a 3-1 victory over the LIONS. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the LIONS: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Friendship Christian entered their matchup against Goodpasture Christian on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Commanders took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars.
Friendship Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 25-10, 25-23.
Middle Tennessee Christian will need to focus on slowing down Brittlee Montgomery, one of several Friendship Christian players who made an impact when they last played. She had 17 kills and five digs. Montgomery has been hot recently, having posted six or more kills the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyla Scharfman, who had 11 digs and two assists.
Friendship Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 26-3.
Middle Tennessee Christian beat Friendship Christian 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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