The Delaware Christian Eagles will face off against the West Jefferson Roughriders at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Delaware Christian will be strutting in after a win while West Jefferson will be coming in after a defeat.
West Jefferson is hoping to do what Liberty Christian Academy couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Delaware Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Delaware Christian was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Liberty Christian Academy.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-11, 25-14.
Delaware Christian can attribute much of their success to Payton Eversole, who had 12 digs, and Jasmine Proper, who had 11 digs and five aces. Proper is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 11 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Delaware Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty Christian Academy only served five.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, West Jefferson's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southeastern Local.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 15-25, 27-25.
Despite the loss, West Jefferson saw an underclassman step up: Josaphine Stryker had 14 digs. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Delaware Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for West Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Delaware Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14.5 aces per game. However, it's not like West Jefferson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
