Jacksonville Christian Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Greenfield Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Jacksonville Christian Academy got the win against Fellowship Christian Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Jacksonville Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-11, 25-14.
Jacksonville Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Selma Scott led the charge by getting six aces and three digs. That's the most aces Scott has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Barrientos, who had eight kills and seven aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Jacksonville Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 33 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Greenfield made easy work of Wayne Country Day on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 25-20.
Jacksonville Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Greenfield, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Jacksonville Christian Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Greenfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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