Curtis Baptist is 10-0 against South Aiken Baptist Christian since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Curtis Baptist Crusaders will play host again on Monday to welcome the South Aiken Baptist Christian CRUSADERS, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Curtis Baptist came up short against Community Christian Academy on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Ambassadors: they've now lost three in a row.
While Curtis Baptist ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 26-24.
Curtis Baptist's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lily Kilroy, who had 43 digs, and Willow Hunt, who had 27 digs and two aces. Kilroy has been hot recently, having posted 22 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Meanwhile, South Aiken Baptist Christian suffered their biggest loss since August 27th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Community Christian Academy. The CRUSADERS have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-9, 25-18.
Curtis Baptist now has a losing record at 7-8-1. As for South Aiken Baptist Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Curtis Baptist hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.9 blocks per game. It's a different story for South Aiken Baptist Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7. Given Curtis Baptist's sizable advantage in that area, South Aiken Baptist Christian will need to find a way to close that gap.
Curtis Baptist skirted past South Aiken Baptist Christian 3-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Curtis Baptist repeat their success, or does South Aiken Baptist Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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