Lighthouse Christian Academy is 0-7 against Shoals since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions are on the road again to play the Shoals Jug Rox at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Lighthouse Christian Academy had just enough and edged Pleasant View Christian out 2-1.
Lighthouse Christian Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-14, 16-14.
Lighthouse Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Ava Fritz, who had 17 digs, and Karlee Gonzalez, who had 11 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Gonzalez has posted in her last 11 matches.
Meanwhile, Shoals can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They blew past Medora 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Jug Rox have posted since September 11th.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-21, 25-12.
Shoals was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Lighthouse Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Shoals, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Lighthouse Christian Academy hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.5 blocks per game. It's a different story for Shoals, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Lighthouse Christian Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Shoals will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lighthouse Christian Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Shoals in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Lighthouse Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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