The Rockford Christian Royal Lions will head out to face off against the Richmond-Burton Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rockford Christian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 17 games.
On Wednesday, Rockford Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Guilford.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Rockford Christian got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-19, 24-26, 25-21.
Rockford Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eliana Wisniewski, who had seven digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Odessa Bucciferro, who had ten digs and two assists.
They weren't the only good servers: Rockford Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Richmond-Burton earned a 2-0 victory over Harvard on Wednesday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Richmond-Burton was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13.
Rockford Christian's record is now 21-1. As for Richmond-Burton, their record now sits at 17-6.
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