The Terra Ceia Christian Knights will square off against the Mount Calvary Christian Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Terra Ceia Christian will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
While Terra Ceia Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past Heritage Christian Academy 3-2.
Terra Ceia Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 20-25, 25-13, 12-25, 15-12.
Terra Ceia Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Mount Calvary Christian Academy aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Monday extended their overall winning streak to three. Everything went their way against Calvary Baptist Church as Mount Calvary Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mount Calvary Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least 17 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-0, 25-8, 25-8.
Hannah Rice continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 22 aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Coria, who had eight aces.
Terra Ceia Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Mount Calvary Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Terra Ceia Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Mount Calvary Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Terra Ceia Christian came up short against Mount Calvary Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Terra Ceia Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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