The Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers at 6:29 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jefferson Christian Academy will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Southwest Virginia Academy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Jefferson Christian Academy walked away with a 3-1 victory over Southwest Virginia Academy on Friday.
Jefferson Christian Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-13, 25-14, 25-13.
Jefferson Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Pipestem Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Pipestem Christian Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-22.
Jefferson Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Pipestem Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Jefferson Christian Academy took their win against Pipestem Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jefferson Christian Academy since the team 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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