Maranatha Baptist Christian and Tournament Opponent are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2023, but not for long. The Maranatha Baptist Christian Eagles will challenge Tournament Opponent at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maranatha Baptist Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Tournament Opponent will be coming in after a defeat.
Tournament Opponent is hoping to do what Victory Christian couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Maranatha Baptist Christian's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at five games. Maranatha Baptist Christian blew past Victory Christian 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-18, 25-13.
Maranatha Baptist Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 31 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 21 aces in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Tournament Opponent didn't have quite enough to beat Carolina Forest on Saturday and fell 2-1. Tournament Opponent has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Tournament Opponent sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 18-25, 15-12.
Maranatha Baptist Christian came up short against Tournament Opponent in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Maranatha Baptist Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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