The New Braunfels Christian Academy Wildcats will take on the Round Rock Christian Academy Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for New Braunfels Christian Academy: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Round Rock Christian Academy has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
New Braunfels Christian Academy lost 3-0 to Incarnate Word Academy on October 7th.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Round Rock Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Hill Country Christian School of Austin by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Round Rock Christian Academy sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 19-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Round Rock Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Brylie Turner had 14 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Turner has posted in her last eight matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Michael, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Round Rock Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 11 consecutive games.
New Braunfels Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Round Rock Christian Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 30-8.
New Braunfels Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Round Rock Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Thankfully for New Braunfels Christian Academy, Kelli Northup (who had 15 digs and four aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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