Redding Christian hasn't had much luck against Fall River recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Redding Christian Lions' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Fall River Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Redding Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Tulelake 3-2.
Redding Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-10.
If Etna wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Fall River, they should've done a better job of containing Olivia Peterson. Fall River walked away with a 3-1 victory over Etna on Tuesday thanks in part to Peterson, who had 32 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played.
While Fall River might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Etna scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 24-26, 25-20.
Redding Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-15-1 record this season. As for Fall River, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Redding Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Fall River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Redding Christian came up short against Fall River when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Redding Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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