Lighthouse Christian Academy is 1-6 against White River Valley since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions are on the road again to play the White River Valley Wolverines at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lighthouse Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Cloverdale 3-0.
While Lighthouse Christian Academy might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Cloverdale scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-15.
Jane Holdeman and Ava Fritz were among the main playmakers for Lighthouse Christian Academy as the former had 15 digs and 14 assists and the latter had 21 digs. Fritz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, White River Valley had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cardinals.
White River Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 25-17, 26-24.
White River Valley can attribute much of their success to Zyleigh Abrams, who had 20 digs, and Emma Holtsclaw, who had seven digs. With that strong performance, Abrams is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Lighthouse Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 20-7. As for White River Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-16 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Lighthouse Christian Academy hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.8 blocks per game. It's a different story for White River Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 0.7. Given Lighthouse Christian Academy's sizable advantage in that area, White River Valley will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lighthouse Christian Academy took their win against White River Valley in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lighthouse Christian Academy repeat their success, or does White River Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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