The Brentwood Christian Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Round Rock Christian Academy Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Round Rock Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Brentwood Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Brentwood Christian had just enough and edged Regents out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Peyton Tucker was the offensive standout of the match as she had 15 digs.
Brentwood Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Round Rock Christian Academy and Hill Country Christian School of Austin met for a duel on Tuesday where Round Rock Christian Academy couldn't get it done. Round Rock Christian Academy took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hill Country Christian School of Austin. While the Crusaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-21 in the first set.
Round Rock Christian Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 26-24.
Round Rock Christian Academy might have lost, but man, Brylie Turner was a machine: she had 15 digs and two aces. Turner has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Michael, who had eight digs and two aces.
Brentwood Christian pushed their record up to 27-12 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Round Rock Christian Academy, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 31-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Brentwood Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Round Rock Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Brentwood Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Round Rock Christian Academy when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brentwood Christian since the team 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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