Grove City Christian hasn't had much luck against Fisher Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Grove City Christian Eagles will take on the Fisher Catholic Irish at 7:00 p.m. Grove City Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Fisher Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Grove City Christian had just enough and edged Miller out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Grove City Christian took Miller into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-10, 20-25, 18-25, 15-11.
Grove City Christian found their leader in underclassman Axia Yoakum, who had 20 digs. Those 20 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Grove City Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Fisher Catholic suffered their biggest defeat since October 25, 2023 on Monday. They came up short against Canal Winchester, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-16, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Fisher Catholic had strong showings from Erica Sharp, who had seven digs and 13 assists, and Sydney Ellis, who had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Ellis has posted since two weeks ago.
Grove City Christian's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Fisher Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Grove City Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Fisher Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Grove City Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Fisher Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Grove City Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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