After two games on the road, Maranatha Christian is heading back home. They will host the Foothills Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Maranatha Christian made easy work of Escondido Charter and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Maranatha Christian won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-21.
Maranatha Christian can attribute much of their success to Sage Owens, who had 16 digs and three aces. Owens is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Maranatha Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Foothills Christian had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four last Monday. They blew past the Stingrays 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Foothills Christian was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15, 25-7.
Maranatha Christian pushed their record up to 25-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Foothills Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Maranatha Christian beat Foothills Christian 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Maranatha Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foothills Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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