Caprock Academy is 1-9 against Vail Christian since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Caprock Academy proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by three) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Grand, sneaking past 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (101-100) Caprock Academy actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-15, 17-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Caprock Academy found their leader in freshman Tiara Gonzalez Cardenas, who had seven assists and six digs.
Caprock Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Vail Christian entered their tilt with North Park on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-15, 25-20.
Caprock Academy's record is now 14-5. As for Vail Christian, their record now sits at 18-4.
Caprock Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Vail Christian in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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