Broadwater Academy is 1-9 against Denbigh Baptist Christian since November of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Broadwater Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Gateway Christian and fell 3-2. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Broadwater Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (101-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-27, 9-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Denbigh Baptist Christian had just enough and edged Summit Christian Academy out 3-2 last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Minutemen.
Denbigh Baptist Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Summit Christian Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 15-25, 19-25, 25-12, 16-14.
Denbigh Baptist Christian can attribute much of their success to Addy Burgess, who had 14 digs, and Izzy Mooney, who had 13 digs.
Denbigh Baptist Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Summit Christian Academy only served ten.
Broadwater Academy's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Denbigh Baptist Christian, their record is now 23-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Broadwater Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Denbigh Baptist Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Broadwater Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Denbigh Baptist Christian in their previous matchup on October 1st. Can Broadwater Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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