The Gilbert Christian Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gilbert Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Bourgade Catholic as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian got the win against ALA - Ironwood on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Northwest Christian was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-15.
Northwest Christian's win came from a few key players Gilbert Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mallory East, who had six digs and three aces. Lily Brumbaugh was another key player, getting seven digs and two aces.
Gilbert Christian's record is now 23-6. As for Northwest Christian, their record now sits at 20-5.
Gilbert Christian came up short against Northwest Christian in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brumbaugh, who had 17 digs and four aces. Now that the Knights know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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