It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against the Alcuin Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ovilla Christian will be looking to keep their 19-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Tuesday, Ovilla Christian made easy work of Prestonwood Christian North and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Ovilla Christian took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9, 25-12.
Ovilla Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gracie Scott out in front who had 13 digs and two aces. Scott is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenlin Garlitz, who had ten digs, four kills, and four aces.
Ovilla Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.6% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 44.2%.
Meanwhile, Alcuin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to First Baptist.
While Alcuin was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into First Baptist's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-21.
Ovilla Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season. As for Alcuin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Ovilla Christian's way against Alcuin in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Ovilla Christian made off with a 3-0 win. Will Ovilla Christian repeat their success, or does Alcuin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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