Christel House waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Irvington Preparatory Academy , sneaking past 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Christel House took Irvington Preparatory Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-13, 25-14, 14-25, 15-11.
Christel House was led to victory by Alyssa Shultz and Hailey Hudson. Shultz had eight kills, five aces, and two blocks, while Hudson had six aces and five kills. With that strong performance, Hudson is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. Lizbeth Perez was another key player, getting five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Christel House was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 22.6.
Christel House's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christel House will head out to face off against KIPP Legacy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Indianapolis Metropolitan at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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