After both having extra time off, the Whitefield Academy Lions and the Heritage Christian Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:31 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Whitefield Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over New Hope Christian.
Whitefield Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Heritage Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Cornerstone Family on Tuesday as Heritage Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Heritage Christian's feisty defense: they held Cornerstone Family to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-12.
Heritage Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive matches.
Whitefield Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Heritage Christian, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Whitefield Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Heritage Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Whitefield Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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