Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian has gone 8-0 against Huntington North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves will be staying on the road to face off against the Huntington North Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian didn't have quite enough to beat New Haven and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-16, 21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 19-17.
Despite the defeat, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian had strong showings from Myllah Sommer, who had 11 digs and four aces, and Lilly Sommer, who had 12 digs. With that strong performance, Myllah is now averaging an impressive 4.2 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 6.2.
Meanwhile, Huntington North came up short against Fort Wayne Snider on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Vikings have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 18-25, 25-16, 25-14.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian's record now sits at 4-6. As for Huntington North, their record is now 8-8.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian took their win against Huntington North when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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