Calvary Christian Academy and Cardinal Gibbons are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles will square off against the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary Christian Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Calvary Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Saint Andrew's out 3-2.
Calvary Christian Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Saint Andrew's into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 21-25, 17-25, 26-24, 15-8.
Calvary Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons posted their biggest victory since September 17th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Pine Crest with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chiefs.
Cardinal Gibbons never let Pine Crest on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 25-22.
Avery Paton was nothing short of spectacular: she had 27 digs.
Calvary Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Cardinal Gibbons, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Calvary Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Gibbons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Calvary Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cardinal Gibbons in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Calvary Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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