The Tree of Life Christian Trojans will face off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Tree of Life Christian sitting on nine straight victories and Newark Catholic on 22.
Tree of Life Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Elgin 3-2.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic made easy work of West Jefferson on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Newark Catholic took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-11, 25-9.
Newark Catholic's win came from a few key players Tree of Life Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Christiana Scarsella, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. Jahni Whitney also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Newark Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Newark Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 22-0. As for Tree of Life Christian, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
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