The Seffner Christian Crusaders will venture away from home to challenge the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Seffner Christian will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Seffner Christian got the win against Zephyrhills by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-19, 25-7.
Seffner Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Santa Fe Catholic's way against Haines City on Thursday as Santa Fe Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
One reason for the win was Santa Fe Catholic's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
Santa Fe Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ajayia Hodges led the charge by getting 11 kills and 11 digs. Hodges has been hot recently, having posted nine or more kills the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Payten Donnelly, who had 11 digs and six aces.
Seffner Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Santa Fe Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Seffner Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seffner Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Fe Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seffner Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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