The Lindhurst Blazers are taking a road trip to face off against the Woodland Christian Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lindhurst lost 3-0 to Oroville on Thursday.
While Lindhurst had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 13 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Woodland Christian was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-11, 25-6.
Woodland Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Celeste Medina out in front who had eight digs and five aces. With that strong performance, Medina is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Paisley Carinio, who had 12 digs.
Woodland Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 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 19.
Lindhurst's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Woodland Christian, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Lindhurst came up short against Woodland Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2014, falling 2-0. Can Lindhurst avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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