After both having extra time off, the Emmanuel Christian Crusaders and the Grace Christian Lions will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grace Christian is facing Emmanuel Christian at the wrong time: Emmanuel Christian suffered their first home loss of the season back in August and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Maddie Oliver, who had ten kills and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Zillie Braddy, who had eight kills.
Even though they lost, Emmanuel Christian 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 ten aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to South Aiken Baptist Christian.
While Grace Christian was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into South Aiken Baptist Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-23.
Having lost for the first time this season, Emmanuel Christian fell to 3-1. As for Grace Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Emmanuel Christian took their win against Grace Christian when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Does Emmanuel Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grace Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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