The Cambridge Gryphons will face off against the Covenant Christian Academy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cambridge comes in on five and Covenant Christian Academy on eight.
Cambridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Newman.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-12, 25-13.
Cambridge had a senior duo take command as Sofia Shultz had 17 digs and Fatimata Barboza had five digs and four aces.
Cambridge was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian Academy made easy work of Montrose on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Covenant Christian Academy walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 25-20.
Cambridge better focus on containing Alex Quail and Maley Adair as the pair were huge in Covenant Christian Academy's win. Quail had 15 digs, while Adair had 14 digs. Those 15 digs gave Quail a new career-high.
Cambridge's record now sits at 12-4. As for Covenant Christian Academy, their record is now 13-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Cambridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Covenant Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 20.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cambridge came up short against Covenant Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in October, falling 3-1. Can the Gryphons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
