The West Memphis Christian Black Knights will face off against the First Assembly Christian Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
West Memphis Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Regents just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2.
West Memphis Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Regents into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 22-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, First Assembly Christian hadn't done well against St. Benedict at Auburndale recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Crusaders had just enough and edged out the Eagles 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted since August 27, 2024.
First Assembly Christian took St. Benedict at Auburndale into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-17, 23-25, 20-25, 15-12.
First Assembly Christian's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 3-8. As for West Memphis Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-3.
West Memphis Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against First Assembly Christian in their previous meeting on September 8th, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Black Knights repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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