La Jolla Country Day is 7-0 against Maranatha Christian since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Maranatha Christian Eagles, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Jolla Country Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Mission Bay with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-8, 25-21.
La Jolla Country Day got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gray Mckee out in front who had 11 digs. Mckee has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gia Gupta, who had nine digs and two aces.
La Jolla Country Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Maranatha Christian had won seven straight games and Sage Owens did her part to make it eight on Wednesday. Maranatha Christian walked away with a 3-1 win over Fallbrook thanks in part to Owens, who had 19 digs and five aces. Those five aces gave her a new career-high.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 25-19.
Maranatha Christian can attribute much of their success to Emma Lyon, who had nine digs, and Presley Gibson, who had 17 kills, 11 digs, and two aces.
La Jolla Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Maranatha Christian, they pushed their record up to 29-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: La Jolla Country Day has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Maranatha Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
La Jolla Country Day beat Maranatha Christian 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Maranatha Christian's Emily Lee, who had 13 digs and five aces. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for La Jolla Country Day to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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