The New Community School Sabers will challenge the Guardian Christian Academy Royal Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The New Community School is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
The New Community School is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to The Carmel School.
While The New Community School was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-22, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Guardian Christian Academy lost 3-0 to Grace Christian School on Friday.
While Guardian Christian Academy had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-21.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lana Aboulhosn, who had nine digs, four aces, and a kill. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Jenkins, who had four kills, three digs, and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Guardian Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
The New Community School's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Guardian Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
The New Community School was able to grind out a solid win over Guardian Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will The New Community School repeat their success, or does Guardian Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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