Lee Christian is 8-2 against Cresset Christian Academy since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withthe Cresset Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Lee Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
On Thursday, everything went Lee Christian's way against Crossroads Christian as Lee Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
While Lee Christian won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 28-26.
Lee Christian found their leader in underclassman Kayce Deese, who had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Deese a new career-high in aces.
Lee Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 44 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Cresset Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Lee Christian, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Eagles seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-16.
Lee Christian pushed their record up to 20-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Cresset Christian Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Lee Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Cresset Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lee Christian's way against Cresset Christian Academy when the teams last played on Friday, as Lee Christian made off with a 3-0 win. Will Lee Christian repeat their success, or does Cresset Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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