Portsmouth Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Inter-Lakes recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Portsmouth Christian Academy Eagles will square off against the Inter-Lakes Lakers at 10:45 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Portsmouth Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Moultonborough Academy.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 19-25, 25-21.
Portsmouth Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Inter-Lakes put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Nute.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Inter-Lakes was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-10, 25-10.
Portsmouth Christian Academy pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Inter-Lakes, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Portsmouth Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 18.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Inter-Lakes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Portsmouth Christian Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Inter-Lakes when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Inter-Lakes' Meadow True, who had 11 digs and two aces. Now that Portsmouth Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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