Southwest Christian is on a four-game streak of home wins, while New Life Academy is on an eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Stars will host the Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, Southwest Christian got the win against Belle Plaine by a conclusive 3-0.
If St. Croix Lutheran wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played New Life Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Vana Jensen. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Crusaders on Saturday for which the team can thank Jensen, who had ten digs and two aces. She has been hot, having also posted 20 or more assists the last six times she's played.
While New Life Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-17.
Southwest Christian's victory bumped their record up to 17-13. As for New Life Academy, their win bumped their record up to 25-4-1.
Southwest Christian beat New Life Academy 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Do the Stars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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