The Grove City Christian Eagles will face off against the Bishop Rosecrans Bishops at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grove City Christian will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Grove City Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Fairfield Christian Academy just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost six in a row.
Grove City Christian took Fairfield Christian Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 12-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 15-3.
Despite the loss, Grove City Christian had strong showings from Axia Yoakum, who had 15 digs and four aces, and Tia Baise, who had 16 digs and 11 assists. Baise is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Grove City Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bishop Rosecrans was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Fisher Catholic, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 26-24, 25-7.
Grove City Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Bishop Rosecrans, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Grove City Christian took their victory against Bishop Rosecrans in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Grove City Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Rosecrans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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