After both having extra time off, the Cascade Christian Challengers and the Burns Hilanders will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Cascade Christian and Vale, and Cascade Christian kept the tradition alive. The Challengers walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Vikings on Saturday. The Challengers haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Burns made easy work of St. Mary's on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Burns' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-13, 25-12.
Cascade Christian better keep an eye on Bailey Temple. She was instrumental in Burns' win, getting 13 digs and ten aces.
Burns was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Cascade Christian's record is now 18-6. As for Burns, their record now sits at 39-1-1.
Cascade Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Burns in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Do the Challengers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hilanders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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