The Forge Christian Fury will take on the Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Forge Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Arrupe Jesuit, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fury.
Forge Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Eagle Ridge Academy beat Fort Lupton 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Bluedevils: they've now won five in a row.
The win didn't come easy: Fort Lupton scored at least 20 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23.
Forge Christian better focus on containing Javier Pargas and Cole Crawford as the pair were huge in Eagle Ridge Academy's win. Pargas had 15 digs, while Crawford had 13 digs, eight aces, and five kills. Those eight aces gave Crawford a new career-high.
Eagle Ridge Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are 4-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Eagle Ridge Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Forge Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-12.
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