Denbigh Baptist Christian is 9-1 against Broadwater Academy since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. Broadwater Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Denbigh Baptist Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Denbigh Baptist Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Summit Christian Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minutemen.
Denbigh Baptist Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 15-25, 19-25, 25-12, 16-14.
Denbigh Baptist Christian can attribute much of their success to Addy Burgess, who had 14 digs, and Izzy Mooney, who had 13 digs.
Denbigh Baptist Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Summit Christian Academy only served ten.
Meanwhile, Broadwater Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Gateway Christian on Thursday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the : they've now lost three in a row.
Broadwater Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (101-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-27, 9-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Denbigh Baptist Christian's win bumped their record up to 23-8. As for Broadwater Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Denbigh Baptist Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Broadwater Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Denbigh Baptist Christian took their victory against Broadwater Academy in their previous meeting on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. Will Denbigh Baptist Christian repeat their success, or does Broadwater Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
