Grace Christian and Teays Valley Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. Grace Christian will face off against the Teays Valley Christian Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grace Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Calvary Baptist Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Grace Christian sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 16 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Teays Valley Christian lost 3-0 to Victory Baptist Academy last Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Saints: they've now lost six in a row.
While Teays Valley Christian ultimately came up short, they really made Victory Baptist Academy work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-16, 25-12.
Grace Christian's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Teays Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Grace Christian skirted past Teays Valley Christian 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Christian since the team 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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