Cincinnati Christian hasn't had much luck against Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cincinnati Christian Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Cincinnati Christian will be strutting in after a win while Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went Cincinnati Christian's way against Purcell Marian as Cincinnati Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Cincinnati Christian was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-15, 25-5.
Anna Kate Young was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Cincinnati Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's undefeated season came to an end after nine games on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Archbishop McNicholas. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since October 24, 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 28-26, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Grace Ingle had 11 digs.
Cincinnati Christian now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Cincinnati Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cincinnati Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy when the teams last played back in August. Can Cincinnati Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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