Eden Christian Academy will venture away from home to square off against the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eden Christian Academy comes in on 15 and Greensburg Central Catholic on four.
Last Thursday, everything went Eden Christian Academy's way against Fort Cherry as Eden Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Eden Christian Academy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
Eden Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Alexis Fowler, who had 15 digs, and Erin Hull, who had 19 assists. Hull has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Greensburg Central Catholic got the win against St. Joseph on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Greensburg Central Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-15, 25-16.
Greensburg Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive matchups.
Eden Christian Academy's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for Greensburg Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Eden Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Greensburg Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eden Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Greensburg Central Catholic when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eden Christian Academy 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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