The Indian Rocks Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Shorecrest Prep Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Indian Rocks Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Northside Christian, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Indian Rocks Christian was ranked 23rd). Indian Rocks Christian wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The matchup marked the first time this year in which they were not able to get on the board.
Despite the loss, Indian Rocks Christian saw an underclassman step up: Allie Hollenbeck had seven digs and five aces. Those seven digs set a new season-high mark for her. Serena Kupsis also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Even though they lost, Indian Rocks Christian 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 five aces in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Shorecrest Prep made easy work of Pinellas Park on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18, 25-20.
The defeat snapped Indian Rocks Christian's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record. As for Shorecrest Prep, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Indian Rocks Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Shorecrest Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Indian Rocks Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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