The Timothy Christian Trojans will face off against the Chicago Christian Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Timothy Christian turned things around against Illiana Christian on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vikings, sneaking past 2-1.
Timothy Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Chicago Christian had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Chicago Hope Academy.
Chicago Christian easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-17.
Timothy Christian better focus on containing Luke Herrmann and Sam Jager as the pair were huge in Chicago Christian's win. Herrmann hit 100% for eight kills and 21 assists and five aces, while Jager had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Jager has posted since back in March.
Chicago Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are 3-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Timothy Christian's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Chicago Christian, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Timothy Christian skirted past Chicago Christian 2-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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