On Saturday, Christian faced Hudsonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Christian Eagles walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Hudsonville Eagles. The win was familiar territory for Christian who have now won four contests in a row.
While Christian won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Hudsonville saw an underclassman step up: Jaclyn Keppel had nine digs and ten assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Desmit, who had six digs and ten assists.
Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Hudsonville, their loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Forest Hills Central at 6:00 p.m. Christian is facing Forest Hills Central at the right time seeing as Forest Hills Central is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Hudsonville, they will face off against Grand Haven at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hudsonville will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Grand Haven will have lost three straight heading into Thursday's game.
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