The Vail Christian Saints are on the road again on Thursday to play the Rye Thunderbolts at 12:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Vail Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Heritage Christian with a sharp 3-0 win.
Vail Christian was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-18.
Vail Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Christian only served two.
Meanwhile, Rye waltzed into their match on Sunday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They blew past the Mustangs 3-0.
Rye was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-21.
Rye is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Vail Christian, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Vail Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Rye struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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