Northwest Christian has gone 6-0 against Bourgade Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Northwest Christian Crusaders will welcome the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Northwest Christian's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Bourgade Catholic has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Northwest Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Gilbert Christian just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Knights. The shutout was out of character for the Crusaders seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Bourgade Catholic came up short against Payson on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Bourgade Catholic was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-23, 25-13.
Northwest Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for Bourgade Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Northwest Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Bourgade Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Northwest Christian's way against Bourgade Catholic in their previous matchup back in September, as Northwest Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Northwest Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bourgade Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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