St. Thomas More Academy is 2-8 against Neuse Christian Academy since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors will welcome the Neuse Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. St. Thomas More Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, St. Thomas More Academy made easy work of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill and carried off a 3-0 victory.
St. Thomas More Academy walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Neuse Christian Academy beat Thales Academy Rolesville 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Neuse Christian Academy was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 25-16.
Neuse Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
St. Thomas More Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: St. Thomas More Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 13.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Neuse Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Thomas More Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Neuse Christian Academy when the teams last played on September 6th, winning 3-1. Will St. Thomas More Academy repeat their success, or does Neuse Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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