The Denver Christian Thunder will square off against the Stargate School Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Denver Christian comes in on three and Stargate School on six.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Denver Christian sidestepped St. Mary's Academy for a 3-2 victory.
Denver Christian was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-0, 25-0, 0-25, 0-25, 15-0.
Meanwhile, Stargate School hadn't done well against Forge Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Stargate School blew past Forge Christian 3-0.
While Stargate School won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-23, 25-20.
Stargate School's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reese White led the charge by getting six digs, five kills, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Stitzer, who had 18 digs and a kill.
Stargate School 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 six aces in 18 consecutive matchups.
Denver Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Stargate School, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
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