The Briarcrest Christian Saints's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Arlington Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Wednesday, Briarcrest Christian got the win against St. Agnes Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Briarcrest Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping St. Agnes Academy between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.
Briarcrest Christian 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 five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Arlington took on Brighton on Tuesday. Arlington put the hurt on Brighton with a sharp 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Arlington's feisty defense: they held Brighton to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-19.
Briarcrest Christian's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-6. As for Arlington, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Briarcrest Christian came up short against Arlington in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will Briarcrest Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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