The Neumann Celtics will face off against the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Evangelical Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Neumann, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Neumann got the win against Golden Gate by a conclusive 3-0. The Celtics haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-match winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Oasis by a score of 3-2. While the Sentinels didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sharks 25-14 in the first set.
Evangelical Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (107-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Evangelical Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Reese Pool had eight aces and seven digs. Pool has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last seven times she's played. Olivia Holt was another key player, getting 17 assists and five digs.
Neumann's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Evangelical Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Everything went Neumann's way against Evangelical Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as Neumann made off with a 3-0 win. Do the Celtics have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Sentinels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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