The Maranatha Christian Academy Knights and the Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors are set to duel on Thursday. Maranatha Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while Mount Hope Christian Academy will come in with 19 straight wins.
Last Monday, Maranatha Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Varsity Opponent and fell 3-2.
Maranatha Christian Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-27, 21-25, 25-16, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Mount Hope Christian Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Calvary Baptist Academy on Tuesday.
Mount Hope Christian Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 20-25, 22-25, 25-14, 15-7.
Mount Hope Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman SOPHIA PACK, who hit 68% for 17 kills23 digs and nine aces. The dominant performance gave PACK a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Mount Hope Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive contests.
Maranatha Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Mount Hope Christian Academy, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-1.
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