Vail Christian has gone 9-1 against North Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vail Christian has three straight victories, North Park has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Vail Christian made easy work of Caprock Academy and carried off a 3-0 win.
Vail Christian never let Caprock Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.
Vail Christian found their leader in sophomore Sam Bates, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bates has posted since back in September.
Bates wasn't the only good server: Vail Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North Park came up short against Hi-Plains on Saturday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-12, 25-17.
Vail Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for North Park, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Vail Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like North Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vail Christian took their victory against North Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Vail Christian repeat their success, or does North Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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