The Central Texas Christian Lions will square off against The Christian School at Castle Hills Eagles at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Christian School at Castle Hills took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Central Texas Christian, who comes in off a win.
Central Texas Christian's tournament run continued when they took on Lutheran on Friday. The Lions came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 2-0. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won five in a row.
Central Texas Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Meredith Turner out in front who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Turner has posted since back in October of 2024.
Turner wasn't the only good server: Central Texas Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, The Christian School at Castle Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of SA S.
Central Texas Christian's victory bumped their record up to 21-3-1. As for The Christian School at Castle Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Central Texas Christian's way against The Christian School at Castle Hills in their previous matchup back in October of 2016, as Central Texas Christian made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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