Crossroads Christian hasn't had much luck against Packinghouse Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Crossroads Christian Warriors' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Packinghouse Christian Academy Bears at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Crossroads Christian came up short against Samueli Academy on Monday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Packinghouse Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cornerstone Christian by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost four in a row.
Packinghouse Christian Academy took Cornerstone Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 23-25, 21-25, 15-5.
Even though they lost, Packinghouse Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Crossroads Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Packinghouse Christian Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Crossroads Christian has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Packinghouse Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Crossroads Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Packinghouse Christian Academy in their previous matchup on September 3rd. Can Crossroads Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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