Christ the King and Providence-St. Mel are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Christ the King Gladiators will head out on the road to face off against the Providence-St. Mel Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Christ the King came up short against Westmont and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Gladiators in their matchups with the Sentinels: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Providence-St. Mel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Josephinum.
Providence-St. Mel was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-16.
Christ the King's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Providence-St. Mel, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Christ the King skirted past Providence-St. Mel 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christ the King 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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