Indian Rocks Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Indian Rocks Christian will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Clearwater Central Catholic, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Indian Rocks Christian came out on top against Clearwater Central Catholic by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Indian Rocks Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-17.
Indian Rocks Christian can attribute much of their success to Allie Hollenbeck, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Olivia Anderson, who had five digs, three kills, three aces, and two blocks. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in blocks.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Petersburg Catholic's way against Zephyrhills Christian Academy last Monday as St. Petersburg Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Barons.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Petersburg Catholic was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-8, 25-6.
Indian Rocks Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything went Indian Rocks Christian's way against St. Petersburg Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Indian Rocks Christian made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian Rocks 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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