The Desert Christian Knights will square off against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Desert Christian sitting on nine straight victories and Santa Clarita Christian on four.
On Tuesday, Desert Christian made easy work of Lancaster Baptist and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Desert Christian won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-21, 25-23.
Desert Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Danna Guardado out in front who had ten digs and one assist. Another player making a difference was Sophia Talley, who had six digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Santa Clarita Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Faith Baptist on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (92-89) Santa Clarita Christian actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 13-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Desert Christian's victory bumped their record up to 17-5-1. As for Santa Clarita Christian, their win bumped their record up to 17-8-1.
Desert Christian skirted past Santa Clarita Christian 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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