Aurora Christian has gone 8-1 against Westmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Aurora Christian Eagles' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Westmont Sentinels at 6:30 p.m.
Aurora Christian is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Harvest Christian Academy just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1.
Aurora Christian actually scored more points across those three sets (59-51), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Aurora Christian had strong showings from Ashlyn Aseltine, who had 27 digs and two aces, and Erica Waltmire, who had 11 digs. With that strong performance, Aseltine is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Westmont earned a 2-0 victory over Northtown on Thursday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Westmont took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15.
Westmont couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.3% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was was before the start of last season.
Aurora Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Westmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Aurora Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Westmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Aurora Christian beat Westmont 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aurora 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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