Des Moines Christian is 10-0 against Van Meter since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Des Moines Christian Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Van Meter Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Des Moines Christian sitting on three straight victories and Van Meter on six.
It was a proper cat-fight when Des Moines Christian duked it out withMadrid on Tuesday. Des Moines Christian put the hurt on Madrid with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lions have posted since September 17th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-3, 25-17.
Des Moines Christian can attribute much of their success to Lana Lo, who had seven aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Lo a new career-high in aces.
Des Moines Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Van Meter narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Carlisle 2-1.
Des Moines Christian's victory bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Van Meter, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Des Moines Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Van Meter in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Will Des Moines Christian repeat their success, or does Van Meter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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