The Evangelical Christian Sentinels will square off against the Island Coast Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Evangelical Christian and three for Island Coast.
Last Monday, Evangelical Christian came up short against Oasis and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 10-25, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Evangelical Christian saw an underclassman step up: Olivia Holt had 11 digs. Those 11 digs set a new season-high mark for Holt.
Even though they lost, Evangelical Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Island Coast also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to East Lee County by a score of 3-1.
Island Coast started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-18.
Evangelical Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Island Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Evangelical Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Island Coast when the teams last played back in September of 2014, winning 2-0. Will Evangelical Christian repeat their success, or does Island Coast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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