Jupiter Christian hasn't had much luck against Benjamin recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Jupiter Christian Eagles will take on the Benjamin Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Jupiter Christian sitting on five straight wins and Benjamin on three.
Two weeks ago, Jupiter Christian got the win against St. John Paul II Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Jupiter Christian never let St. John Paul II Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 27-25, 25-16.
Jupiter Christian can attribute much of their success to Addison Dorsey, who had six aces and four digs. Those six aces gave Dorsey a new career-high.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Benjamin rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the ThunderWolves , sneaking past 3-2.
Benjamin wouldn't go down easily and took Oxbridge Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-8, 25-14, 22-25, 15-7.
Leana Spada had an outrageously good game as she had 14 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Bischoff, who had nine digs.
Jupiter Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Benjamin, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
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