Shekinah Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Fisher Catholic Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, everything went Shekinah Christian's way against Madison Christian as Shekinah Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
Shekinah Christian never let Madison Christian on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-18, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Fisher Catholic entered their tilt with Northside Christian on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Lions.
Fisher Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 20-25, 25-21, 25-15, 15-9.
Fisher Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Erica Sharp led the charge by getting 16 digs, two blocks, and two aces. Sharp is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 11 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sydney Ellis, who had 25 digs.
Fisher Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in four consecutive contests.
Shekinah Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Fisher Catholic, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Shekinah Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Fisher Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Shekinah Christian came up short against Fisher Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 3-1. Can Shekinah Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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