The Hickory Christian Academy Knights will square off against the University Christian Barracudas at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hickory Christian Academy sitting on five straight victories and University Christian on four.
On Friday, Hickory Christian Academy made easy work of Statesville Christian and carried off a 3-0 win.
Hickory Christian Academy was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-11.
Hickory Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Anna Kate Duralia, who had six digs and two aces, and Kamryn Sain, who had eight digs and two assists. That's the most assists Sain has posted since back in August.
They weren't the only good servers: Hickory Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, University Christian got the win against North Hills Christian on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The victory got Hickory Christian Academy back to even at 6-6. As for University Christian, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Everything went Hickory Christian Academy's way against University Christian in their previous matchup on September 12th, as Hickory Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Barracudas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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