After both having extra time off, the Faith Christian Eagles and the Daleville Broncos will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Faith Christian sitting on three straight victories and Daleville on five.
Faith Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Riverton Parke with a sharp 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Faith Christian's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.
Caya Stillings had an outrageously good game as she had 19 digs.
Meanwhile, Daleville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over North Miami on Saturday.
Daleville took North Miami into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-11, 23-25, 15-10.
Kelsi Kahalekomo was a one-man wrecking crew for Daleville as she had 21 digs. Kahalekomo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Daleville 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 six consecutive contests.
Faith Christian's win bumped their record up to 25-4. As for Daleville, their victory bumped their record up to 25-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Faith Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Daleville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Faith Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Daleville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Faith Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Daleville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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