Desert Christian waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Everything went their way against the Lancaster Baptist Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Desert Christian never let Lancaster Baptist on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-13, 26-24.
Desert Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 16.2.
Desert Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Lancaster Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert Christian will face off against Trinity Classical Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Desert Christian has won five straight at home, while Trinity Classical Academy won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Lancaster Baptist, they will challenge Santa Clarita Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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