It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Redding Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tulelake Honkers , sneaking past 3-2. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Honkers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Redding Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-10.
Aleeyah Carroll paced Redding Christian's offense, picking up 24 kills. Carroll got some help from
Kamalia Mizuta and her 30 assists.
Phoebe Cancilla controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Redding Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-15-1 record this season. As for Tulelake, they moved to 23-6 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Redding Christian is on the road again on Saturday to play Fall River at 11:00 a.m. Fall River will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Redding Christian surely won't give up without a fight. Tulelake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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