After both having extra time off, the Faith Christian Eagles and the Trinity Lutheran Cougars will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Faith Christian sitting on six straight victories and Trinity Lutheran on seven.
Faith Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against South Newton by a score of 3-1.
The win didn't come easy: South Newton scored at least 21 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 25-23.
Kelsey Olehy and Caya Stillings were among the main playmakers for Faith Christian as the former had ten digs and five aces and the latter had 11 digs. With that strong performance, Olehy is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Faith Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran made easy work of Indianapolis Lutheran on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-12.
Trinity Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Laura Roeder led the charge by getting 17 digs. Roeder has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Trinity Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-8 record this season. As for Faith Christian, their record now sits at 28-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Faith Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Trinity Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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