The Bethesda Christian Patriots will face off against the International Gryphons at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Bethesda Christian's way against MTI School of Knowledge as Bethesda Christian made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Bethesda Christian was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the third set to get the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-23.
Bethesda Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 31 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, International came into Thursday's matchup having lost 15 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Traders Point Christian by a score of 3-1 last Thursday.
International was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-17, 26-24, 25-17.
Bethesda Christian's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for International, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Everything went Bethesda Christian's way against International in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Bethesda Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bethesda Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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