Peniel Baptist Academy hasn't had much luck against Crescent City recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Peniel Baptist Academy Warriors will head out to take on the Crescent City Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Peniel Baptist Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Crescent City will be coming in after a loss.
Peniel Baptist Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Ocala Christian 3-0.
Peniel Baptist Academy was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Crescent City didn't have quite enough to beat Palatka on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Crescent City actually scored more points across those five sets (101-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-18, 17-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Crescent City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Peniel Baptist Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Crescent City, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
Peniel Baptist Academy skirted past Crescent City 3-2 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peniel Baptist Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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