Heartland has gone 7-1 against Clinton Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Heartland Mustangs will welcome the Clinton Christian Academy Patriots at 6:30 p.m.
Heartland is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Center Place just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Clinton Christian Academy beat Overland Christian 2-0 on Friday.
Clinton Christian Academy was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Overland Christian squad. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-18.
Clinton Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Carissa Compton, who had 13 digs, and Brooklyn Wisniewski, who had three digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Compton now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Clinton Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.
Heartland's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4-2. As for Clinton Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Heartland was able to grind out a solid win over Clinton Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Compton, who had 31 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heartland still be able to contain Compton? There's only one way to find out.
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