The Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals will venture away from home to face off against the Beaumont School Blue Streaks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Beaumont School took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Elyria Catholic. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 23-25, 18-16.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hallie Hendrickx, who had 28 digs, three aces, and two kills, and Kaylee Darr, who had 11 digs. Hendrickx is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Beaumont School came up short against Holy Name on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Blue Streaks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 18-25, 25-13.
Maggi Trickett put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had six digs and 17 assists.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Beaumont School, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Beaumont School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's way against Beaumont School when the teams last played back in September, as Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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