Benicia has gone 8-0 against Berean Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Benicia Panthers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Berean Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Berean Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Benicia, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Benicia beat College Park 3-1.
Benicia was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (90-88), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 13-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Zoe Cohen and Lydia Flanagan were among the main playmakers for Benicia as the former had 16 digs and two aces and the latter had four digs and 17 assists. With that strong performance, Flanagan is now averaging an impressive 12.2 assists per game.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Berean Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Northgate.
While Berean Christian ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-20, 19-25, 25-21.
Benicia's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Berean Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Benicia has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Berean Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Benicia's way against Berean Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as Benicia made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Benicia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berean Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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